Why shouldn't insurance be sold across State lines?
Probably donors to ryan dont like it.
We were promised free market. Trump better veto this...or rand Paul better shut it down
Why shouldn't insurance be sold across State lines?
Most advocates want to have this provision but under the Senate rules it can't be included in a bill handled under the "reconciliation" process. That would have to be enacted under a process subject to the filibuster rule.
Each state currently has an “Insurance Commission” (or similar), so rules/policies vary state to state. Feds would have to work with all 50 states to hammer out blanket 50 state health policies. Congress probably thought it was too much work??
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling years ago that prohibits Federal regulation of the insurance industry. The court ruled that an insurance policy is a CONTRACT, not a product or service that would make the Interstate Commerce Clause applicable. Therefore it is governed under state contract law.
Because Pennsylvania wants to force everyone to cover druggies and Delaware wants to force everybody to cover STDs of people who stick their johnsons where they don't belong.
Just to cite two examples.
President Trump mentioned in his joint-session speech to Congress that he wants citizens to be able to purchase health insurance across state lines.
If this is struck out by the moron republicans in Congress, then this whole bill is just Obamacare lite bull$hit.