Could GOP Governors Be The Key To A Future Single Payer System?

[Kennah]

9. I agree in part ...

... but there would likely need to be the means for a person to walk into the state office of the department that administers Medicaid to fill out paper forms to join the Federal HBE.

In Kansas, where Sam Brownback is threatening not to establish an exchange, that would be the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, I believe. There would have to be the means to file paper forms to join the Federal HBE.

It seems very unlikely, but Brownback could post State Troopers at KDHE offices to turn people away who wanted to apply for the Federal HBE. I suspect that would lead to Federalized National Guard Troops and First Infantry Division troops showing up at KDHE.

The name Brownback would be remembered alongside of Wallace, so it would not be all bad.