http://mylocalhealthguide.com/the-debate-over-selling-insurance-across-state-lines/ Your source for Seattle health news and information Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://mylocalhealthguide.com/the-debate-over-selling-insurance-across-state-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-811 Levees Not War » Blog Archive » Senator Vitter “Friends” Levees Not War, Files to Repeal Health Care Reform Law Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:20:16 +0000 http://localhealthguideonline.com/?p=9238#comment-811 [...] The HCR passed by the House and Senate (without your vote) does expand coverage “regardless of pre-existing conditions”—that was one of President Obama and the Democrats’ central aims. “Putting the patient in charge of their own health care” is a laudable aim as long as it doesn’t mean “you’re on your own,” which is where over 40 million without insurance, and millions more with insurance, have been for years and years, including nearly a decade when Republicans owned the Congress and the White House—if you’re so concerned, why didn’t you all act then? (Let’s talk about the Medicare expansion act of 2003 below.) And then, about buying insurance “across state lines,” this too sounds unobjectionable, but there are serious reasons for skepticism. Consumer watchdog groups and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners suspect “the provision would erode many state government consumer protections, leave policyholders people with inadequate coverage and could actually lead to higher premiums for some people,” according to Kaiser Health News. [...] [...] The HCR passed by the House and Senate (without your vote) does expand coverage “regardless of pre-existing conditions”—that was one of President Obama and the Democrats’ central aims. “Putting the patient in charge of their own health care” is a laudable aim as long as it doesn’t mean “you’re on your own,” which is where over 40 million without insurance, and millions more with insurance, have been for years and years, including nearly a decade when Republicans owned the Congress and the White House—if you’re so concerned, why didn’t you all act then? (Let’s talk about the Medicare expansion act of 2003 below.) And then, about buying insurance “across state lines,” this too sounds unobjectionable, but there are serious reasons for skepticism. Consumer watchdog groups and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners suspect “the provision would erode many state government consumer protections, leave policyholders people with inadequate coverage and could actually lead to higher premiums for some people,” according to Kaiser Health News. [...]

]]> http://mylocalhealthguide.com/the-debate-over-selling-insurance-across-state-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Illegal Healthcare in Florida - Page 3 - Diesel Forum - TheDieselStop.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:36:40 +0000 http://localhealthguideonline.com/?p=9238#comment-680 [...] REFORM #1: Sell Insurance Across State Lines Here's the pros and cons on that proposal. Should you be able to buy health insurance across state lines? | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide Not quite the slam dunk some people would have you believe. - REFORM #2: Let individuals [...] [...] REFORM #1: Sell Insurance Across State Lines Here's the pros and cons on that proposal. Should you be able to buy health insurance across state lines? | Seattle/LocalHealthGuide Not quite the slam dunk some people would have you believe. – REFORM #2: Let individuals [...]

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