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Last to testify: Former Rep. McGeachin

Former House Health & Welfare Chair Janice McGeachin, R-Idaho Falls, testifies Thursday against a state health insurance exchange (Betsy Russell)

Last to testify from the public this afternoon, speaking 15 th , is Janice McGeachin, who until this year chaired the House Health & Welfare Committee. McGeachin said she opposes a state exchange – and she opposes a federal exchange as well. “I think that some legitimate concerns have been raised about legislative oversight,” McGeachin told the senators.

Asked if she believes the state could pass on both a state exchange and a federal exchange, McGeachin said, “I haven’t found much distinction between the two.”

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog