Obama says we shouldn’t allow people to shop for insurance across state lines because some states allow health insurers to exploit nefarious loopholes.
Doesn’t this argue for, not against, letting people in shop across state lines to get more favorable coverage?
In other words, if you are trapped in a state where these dubious entities are duping innocent policy holders, shouldn’t you have the freedom to get on the Internet and escape to another plan?
Obama is in effect saying no. We have to be trapped in the tangle of our state’s regulatory mess even if there is a better deal just over the fence.
I would ask Obama if he supports generic prescription-drug importation. I suspect the answer is yes, in which case he is saying we can get our drugs from Mexico, but we can’t get our health insurance from Michigan. Pills from Canada “yes.” Policies from Connecticut “no.” Does that make any sense?