Lt. Gov. Kinder: Missourians should ignore health care exchanges

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is telling Missourians they should avoid the health care exchanges – set to be up and running by Oct. 1 – established under the Affordable Care Act, according to KMBC-TV in Kansas City.  

Kinder, Missouri’s second-ranking executive, has been a long opponent of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms and at one point filed a lawsuit challenging its implementation. Now, as Missouri is poised to have access to a federal insurance exchange under the ACA, Kinder is discouraging its use, saying he believes the law is in the process of collapsing, KMBC reports.

Last year, Show-Me State voters approved a measure that prohibits Gov. Jay Nixon and his administration from establishing a state-run exchange. According to KMBC, the Missouri Foundation for Health is encouraging the state’s 800,000 uninsured Missourians to consider utilizing the health exchange system to secure coverage against Kinder’s advice.

Read more at KMBC-TV.