Obamacare http://wkyufm.org en Tea Party Activists Tell Kentucky Lawmakers to Reject Obamacare http://wkyufm.org/post/tea-party-activists-tell-kentucky-lawmakers-reject-obamacare <p>As the 2013 Kentucky legislative session begins, Tea Party activists are encouraging lawmakers to abandon the implementation of the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — in the state because of fiscal and health care concerns.</p><p>About 50 activists rallied in the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday; they wanted their state legislators to hear their concerns as the 2013 legislative session began.</p><p>Kentucky can’t afford running its own health exchanges&nbsp; or to expand Medicaid, argued David Adams, a rally organizer.</p><p>“It doesn’t take a forensic accountant to look at our fiscal situation and realize that we have no business getting into this sandbox whatsoever,” Adams says. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:39:46 +0000 Kenny Colston 24578 at http://wkyufm.org