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To: TimF who wrote (129601)	1/30/2010 10:27:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) of 541936

>>The last number, 4662, is the number of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced in 2004 by Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ). It is called "Creating Healthier Options in Insurance through Choice and Efficiency," or the CHOICE Act. The legislation would allow people living in one state to buy health insurance approved and available to people in other states. It would permit a person to buy health insurance across state lines.<< I was aware of that bill. With Republican control of Congress, this bill did not pass. It's true that guaranteed issue requirements cause premiums to rise. So what to do? Shall we just keep out of the way and let insurance companies deny coverage to people who are more likely to end up needing it? I can't think of a solution that involves relying on for-profit insurance companies to provide coverage AND offers people who have certain conditions or histories a path to affordable healthcare on an ongoing basis, AND doesn't cause everyone's premiums to rise. Allowing people to buy insurance across state lines isn't going to help.

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