Big Obamacare supporter wants waiver! Weiner: Waiver might work for New York

Leading OBAMACARE Backer Considering Waiver for his City

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'Maybe New York City can come up with a better plan' on health care, said Anthony Weiner. | AP Photo Close

By KATE NOCERA | 3/23/11 4:37 PM EDT

Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City.

Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city’s special health care infrastructure, his office was looking into alternatives that might make more sense. Weiner is one of the health care law’s biggest supporters; during the debate leading up to reform, he was one of the last holdouts in Congress for the public option.