Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, sent out a news release last night, saying he is helping to fight an effort by state attorney generals to overturn health care reforms. Â
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Mathern said he and other state legislators from across the country have filed a friend of the court brief that opposes a federal lawsuit by several states that challenges federal health care reform based on constitutional grounds.Â
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“The attorney generals who filed this lawsuit want to stop health care reform at the expense of working families in North Dakota and across America,â€Â Mathern said in a statement. “They are threatening the gains we have made — no pre-existing conditions for children, no lifetime caps on treatment, covering our young people until age 26 on family policies — while also putting future benefits at risk.”
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The state legislators’ motion for leave to file brief of amici curiae in Florida v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services can be read here: http://progressivestates.org/sync/pdfs/State%20Legislators%20Motion%20for%20Leave%20to%20File.pdf
