Prior to the Passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Escalating

Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the escalating health care problem had forced most states to

A) wait for the federal government to solve the problem now that the Democrats control the White House and control Congress by a wide margin.
B) initiate reforms, experiments, and innovations in health care in an effort to deal with their own unique circumstances.
C) look to interstate compacts by which health problems are to be attacked on a regional basis.
D) wait for the private sector to address the problem, thus reducing state and local taxes.