"Section 1332 of the ACA provides for 'state innovation waivers' that allow states to waive many elements of the law, including the individual mandate and the law's subsidy structure. If a waiver is granted, a state receives essentially a block grant of funding that it otherwise would have received through the waived element(s).... 1332 waivers alone cannot replace the ACA, but in tandem with parallel waiver provisions in the Medicaid program, they can help usher in a replacement that will rebalance state and federal government power."  MORE >>