FOX News has been running this story all day.
“Any measure that expands private insurers’ monopoly over health care”
No doubt various laws give various insurance firms an unfair advantage. There is no pure free market in that industry. However, doesn’t the fact that he uses the plural form of insurer suggest that it’s not a monopoly? Oligopoly, perhaps.
Also, since when do insurers control healthcare? Certainly they touch all parts, but last time I checked it’s a pretty complicated industry, what with hospitals, private doctors, drug companies, suppliers of capital, etc. Insurance companies couldn’t control it all if they wanted to (without the government’s help).
For the most part Dean is correct. Open State boundaries to all private insurance companies would lower cost by increasing competition.
You know you’re in trouble when your own are criticizing your course. Funny that Dean is making this statement. Wish his Party would listen.