Bondi, Wilson Ask Obama For Health Care Meeting

January 8, 2014

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson want President Barack Obama to set up a meeting for them on the Affordable Care Act with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

In a letter to the White House on Monday, the two Republican officials repeated their longstanding opposition to the federal health care law as they asked for the meeting to address a number of issues, including “specific security and consumer safety issues” involving the navigator program.

“Due to the lack of response to the multitude of concerns shared with your Administration by numerous states over the last several months, we are requesting you to direct Secretary Sebelius to meet with the concerned attorneys general to address these issues,” the letter said.

Navigators assist people who apply for insurance through online marketplaces that are key part of the Affordable Care Act.

As the system was rolled out, Florida banned the navigators from the grounds of county health departments claiming concern for consumer information that would be provided to the counselors. Bondi’s spokeswoman Jennifer Meale said in an email Tuesday afternoon that there had yet to be a response from the White House.

by The News Service of Florida

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