PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is being pulled one way by major business groups and another by fellow conservatives as she faces a fast-approaching deadline to decide whether to implement a key part of the federal health care law.
The decision, due Friday, will determine if Arizona creates a state-run, online marketplace for consumers to use when choosing health plans, or lets the federal government create and run a so-called "exchange" for the state.
Brewer is among the Republican governors who oppose the law, but she has yet to indicate what course she'll take.
Down the road, Brewer will face an equally hot-potato decision on whether to expand the state's Medicaid program — another key aspect of the health care law.
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