Health Law Has States Feeling Tense Over Deadline

DES MOINES — The days since President Obama won re-election have been marked by tension and angst in Republican-led states like Iowa, where Gov. Terry Branstad has waited until the last minute to decide whether to create a crucial tool for people to get medical coverage under Mr. Obama’s health care law.

“There has been a total blackout of information,” said State Senator Jack Hatch, a Democrat who vented his frustration at a news conference here this week. “We’re behind schedule, we’re at a disadvantage, and I don’t know what our governor’s plan is to reposition Iowa.”

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Source: The New York Times