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Last month the Republican leadership of Idaho pursued a very innovative approach to lowering health insurance premiums for young and health people: just blatantly violating the Affordable Care Act to let insurers discriminate against older and sicker people.
Earlier this month, in response to complaints about rising health insurance premiums and as an alternative to Medicaid expansion, [Gov. Bruce] Otter signed an executive order instructing his state insurance agency to let insurers issue individual policies that did not comply with ACA requirements for essential health benefits or nondiscrimination on the basis of age or preexisting conditions. Now it's official: Insurers can offer barebones policies that violate all sorts of Obamacare provisions, including price discrimination against sick people and caps on pay-outs.
SOURCE w/More: nymag.com...
“I think what we are seeing here is a cry for help,” Azar said. “It’s saying that where we are right now with our individual market because of the structure we have is not serving enough of our citizens. There are too many Americans who simply cannot afford the insurance packages we have in our program because of the way the statute is designed and the way it has been implemented.”
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Let's thank rand paul for finding interstate insurance clause.
This will likely spread.
I think the mandate runs out this year.
originally posted by: Lysergic
What if I don't want or need it.
My ilk aren't as suceptical as most to the genetic flaws as the masses.
Insurance is still a scam.
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Let's thank rand paul for finding interstate insurance clause.
This will likely spread.
I think the mandate runs out this year.
Are you referring to the sale of insurance policies across state lines?
If so, there are many states that already allowed that. It turned out to be more expensive and the insurance companies abandoned the idea.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Let's thank rand paul for finding interstate insurance clause.
This will likely spread.
I think the mandate runs out this year.
Are you referring to the sale of insurance policies across state lines?
If so, there are many states that already allowed that. It turned out to be more expensive and the insurance companies abandoned the idea.
lol you mean it is turning out to be cheaper once we began to untie the web of obama.
originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: introvert
Got any actual data on that claim? I would love to see how increased competition doesnt work on lowering prices.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Let's thank rand paul for finding interstate insurance clause.
This will likely spread.
I think the mandate runs out this year.
Are you referring to the sale of insurance policies across state lines?
If so, there are many states that already allowed that. It turned out to be more expensive and the insurance companies abandoned the idea.
lol you mean it is turning out to be cheaper once we began to untie the web of obama.