Our Idaho governor, the bulk of our Idaho legislative delegation and the majority of Idahoans don’t much like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. There was the slim hope that Republicans would gain control of the Senate following the 2010 midterm elections and reverse it then. There was greater belief — perhaps unfounded by precedent — that the Supreme Court would rule health care reform measures more commonly referred to as Obamacare unconstitutional. Neither happened. The law still exists exactly as it did when signed into law on March 23, 2010. It’s not going anywhere. Unfortunately, many of our legislators don’t seem to get the message. One of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act, which is “optional” for states, is setting up their own state-run health insurance exchange. Of course, if a state “opts out,” in so doing it invites the federal government to come in and do it for them. Such appears to be the wish of House Speaker Lawerence Denney and House Majority Leader Mike Moyle/Twin Falls Times News Editorial. More here.

Question: Do Idaho Republican legislators need to deal with the reality that Obamacare has become law?