JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — No matter whether the federal health care law stands or falls before the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri voters will get to register their opinions this November on whether the governor should be allowed to set up an online marketplace for patients to shop for insurance policies.
It will be the second time in two years that Missourians may cast a largely symbolic vote related to the health care law signed by President Barack Obama.
In August 2010, Missouri became the first state to officially snub the new federal law when 71 percent of voters approved a proposition barring the government from requiring people to have health insurance. The Missouri law set up a direct conflict with a federal provision requiring most people to have health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. However, it was considered largely symbolic because federal laws generally trump state laws.
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