Massachusetts Gov.-elect Charlie Baker is gearing up for a daylong trip to the White House where he's scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama.

Baker told The Associated Press on Thursday that he first thought all 50 governors would be invited, but later realized it included only five or six newly elected governors.

Baker said he expects to discuss a range of issues Friday, from federal and state relations to national security.

During the campaign Baker said he'd seek a waiver from the federal Affordable Care Act.

Baker said he still wants Massachusetts to have flexibility on health care programs and that he worries ``a lot about having them dictated by people who don't know much of anything about how health care works on the ground here in Massachusetts.''

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