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4/11/2011: Radio Story - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster files for a brief challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care mandate

Intro:	Concern over health insurance implementation is far from over after a vote nearly took place last week.
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Wrap: Documents from Senator Jane Cunningham's office contain information about a health insurance exchange that nearly took place last week.

The exchange would be the beginning stage of implementing Obama's federal health care plan.

Senator Jane Cunningham said she was absolutely horrified by Insurance Director John Huff's attitude towards taxpayer money.

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Description: "Mr. Huff said to me, don't worry about the $21 million, because if we do not authorize the exchange, we don't have to send the money back."

John Huff's office was not available for comment on the issue.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.

Intro:	An executive order over a health care exchange did not take place last week, but lawmakers still think the legislative process was not being followed.
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Wrap: Senator Jane Cunningham of St. Louis expressed concern over the lack of legislative involvement in a health insurance exchange that would implement Obama's federal health care plan into Missouri.

Cunningham says that regardless of the terms used to describe the Governor's office involvement, she felt that an executive order basically took place.

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Description: "The result would've been the adoption and establishment of a health insurance exchange that they are to start hiring people, renting space, making contracts."

After meeting with Insurance Director John Huff and the president of the board, the board did not vote on the health insurance exchange.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.

Intro:	One lawmaker said that the discussion of health care implementation in Missouri is far from over after a vote on a health care exchange nearly slid right past senators.
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Wrap: A health care grant worth 21 million dollars was to be voted on at a health insurance board meeting last Thursday.

Once senators received word, they rushed to stop a vote from taking place.

Senator Jane Cunningham of St. Louis says senators were completely left out of the discussion and had no communication with the board.

She says she felt voters rights were being ignored by this health care proposal.

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Description: "That would absolutely negate the protection of voters gave themselves last year in Prop C the healthcare freedom act, protection of individual mandate under Obamacare."

Senators discussed their concerns with the health care board on Thursday, delaying the vote.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.