Benefits Think Election day could be benefits game-changer, expert speculates

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Did you vote Nov. 2? I hope so. Doing your civic duty, affecting change nationally and locally, fanning the flames of democracy and getting those cute “I Voted!” stickers aside, some experts believe that this year’s midterm election results could be a game-changer for health care reform.

Now that the Republicans have gained a majority in the House, the long-known opponents to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could “bar the Department of Health and Human Services from writing the necessary regulations to implement” health care reform, as well as “bar appropriations of the necessary funds,” a health care expert told HR Executive Online.


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