 ccrp poll enter michigan into the interstate health care compact   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview senate bill 973 join multistate health care compact introduced by sen jim marleau r to authorize michigan rsquo s entry into a multistate health care compact if approved by congress all federal medicaid and medicare funds would be blockgranted to member states and member states would be exempt from healthrelated federal regulations and mandates member states would have primary responsibility for regulation of all nonmilitary health care goods and services in their state plus healthrelated social welfare programs the bill is cosponsored by 20 out of 26 senate republicans enough to ensure passage if they bring it up for a votethe bill would enter michigan into the interstate health care compact which would do the following allow each member state within its state to suspend the operation of all federal laws and regulations regarding health care that were inconsistent with the laws and regulations adopted by the member state give each member state the right to federal money up to an amount equal to its member state current year funding level for each federal fiscal year create the interstate advisory health care commission and require it to collect information to assist the member states in their regulation of health care require the member states to take action to secure the consent of congress to the compact in order to return the authority to regulate health care to the member states the compact would be effective when it was adopted by at least two member states and received the consent of congress new poll question should the legislature pass legislation that would enter michigan into the interstate health care compact yes no undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganlegislaturepas  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you believe the michigan legislature should pass righttowork legislation yes 71 no 27 undecided 2 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 are you completely nuts passing rtw would create a new wisconsin style battleground that would end republican control of state govt michigan is the birthplace of organized labor rtw would be interpreted as a mortal blow and groups all across america would descend to fight it this would inevitably create a voter turnout model in 2014 on par with presidential elections that would sink gubernatorial and legislative candidates across the state we need continued republican con trol of state govt to defend our current reforms from being reversed and keep michigan on the path to reverse a decade of debt and unemployment and usher in a new era of surplus and job growth comment 2 right to work the freedom of association also implies the freedom to not associate   2012 all emails addresses  