Virginia Democrats want special session on health exchanges

Virginia Senate Democrats on Tuesday called for a special session to take up President Obama’s health care reforms and comply with a critical new provision in the law before a December deadline.

Democrats accused Gov. Bob McDonnell of stalling and flip-flopping on plans to put in place a state-run health insurance exchange that would create a marketplace for uninsured residents to buy coverage. McDonnell recently indicated he probably would let the federal government operate an exchange for Virginia.