 ccrp poll establishment of a healthcare exchange in michigan  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview gov rick snyder is pushing to create an online site where individuals and small businesses can comparison shop for private health insurance house republicans have been resisting his efforts to create an online site where individuals and small businesses can comparison shop for private health insurance the health insurance exchange is required under the affordable care act recently upheld by the us supreme court but the court also ruled that the federal government can t withhold a state s entire medicaid allotment if it doesn t participate in the expansion and some states now say they don t plan to cover more residents snyder wants the house to follow the lead of the senate and approve setting up the exchange house republicans initially blocked the efforts to tap 98 million in federal planning money for the exchange until the court ruled the state has been granted the money but can t spend it without legislative approval nor can it apply for additional federal planning funds if the first grant isn t used now some republican house members say any action on the exchange should be put off until november when they ll know if gop presidential candidate mitt romney defeats democratic president barack obama and republicans capture the us senate making it possible some parts of the federal health care law will be repealed new poll question should the michigan house agree to setting up a healthcare exchange or wait until after the november election to decide yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganhouseagreeset  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should congress pass the president s proposed legislation to increase the tax on anyone making more than 25000000 yes 20 no 80 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll question   2011 all emails addresses  