Posted on 09/19/2017 4:20:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that he’s pushing President Trump to allow people to buy health insurance across state lines.
“What I would do, and what I’ve been talking to President Trump about, is I think we should allow people to buy across state lines through health care associations, and actually I think the president is going to do this on his own within a week or two, and I think this could help millions and millions of people get affordable insurance,” Mr. Paul, Kentucky Republican, said on Fox News.
“It’s not a federal program, and it doesn’t cost any money. This is what Republicans ought to get behind instead of a big government boondoggle,” the senator added.
Mr. Paul said the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, known as ERISA, could allow Mr. Trump to authorize groups of people to buy health insurance across state lines. He argues there is an interpretation Mr. Trump can use to justify allowing inter-state insurance sales, which he argued would dramatically lower the price of insurance and still protect those with pre-existing conditions.....
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Good. Buying medical insurance should be as easy as buying car insurance.
Good idea - Hope Trump goes for it.
Trumps’s all for it brother. Now convince the the turtle you chiapet.
This is a no brainer. If Trump serious about reform, this good start.
Great! Let the free market decide costs.
I hope Sen Paul is successful.
Reality is most of the corrupt GOPe (Ryan and McConnell) are in the hip pocket of the insurance industry, which is quite happy with the current restrictive system - why compete when you can buy your own swamp creature?
RE: Sen. Rand Paul says he’s pushing Trump to allow health insurance purchases across state lines
Is it Trump’s job to “allow” this to happen? I thought it was the job of legislators like Rand Paul to make this happen....
President Trump has the bully pulpit.
Why would he have to push, I thought Trump had this in his plan already.
I don’t see why President Trump would be against this. I think he is all for it.
Fine, write a bill then. You are in the legislative branch Rand, not Trump.
Can’t imagine why this isn’t legal anyway
““It’s not a federal program, and it doesn’t cost any money. This is what Republicans ought to get behind instead of a big government boondoggle,”
I’ll vote for that!!!
Let the free market decide costs.
What a dumba$$!
All the insurance companies have to do is set up an office in other states. And they can’t do that why?
Individual health insurance gets rid of employee pools, creates competition, and allows states to create high risk pools as is done for car insurance.
>>Good idea - Hope Trump goes for it.<<
I am pretty sure that was a SPECIFIC recommendation of Trump as candidate.
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