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Health Care

How about passing simple legislation that is straightforward? We could do each of these – but not in one bill!

1. Allow purchasing health insurance from out-of-state vendors. That is, “crossing state lines” to buy insurance. This is currently illegal.
2. Allow and encourage the formation of health insurance alliances that pool many small businesses or even individuals.
3. Require insurers to offer a basic “minimum coverage” policy. We could require everyone to purchase it… and make it (a) tax exempt or (b) refundable. We could even do a “prebate” as with the Fair Tax. Continue reading »

Health Care

I’ve seen the “public option” compared to the Post Office (by the President), and I just saw it compared to public colleges by Sen. Schumer (D-NY). Continue reading »

Health Care

In order for the market to reduce the cost to you, you need two things.

• You need to have a choice.
• You need to be the one paying the bill.

If you lack either of these, you will be, in essence, ignored by the market, almost as if you were a non-participant. Continue reading »