Recession Causes Higher Individual Health Insurance Rates In More States

insurance provider in a state, it is easier for them to raise their rates without competition. A national health exchange market would attempt to bring prices down by promoting market competition, while subsidies and health insurance mandates are intended to help lower individual health insurance rates by increasing the size of risk pools. Anthem has called for the health insurance reform process to continue, because it has the potential to bring them more customers. Others believe that a better approach to the problem would be to allow insurers to sell policies across state lines, which would also serve to open up the market.

2008 Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader answers a question about the role of health insurance companies in his national heath care plan. From the Open the Debates super rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 4, 2008. Video by Karen Kilroy – karenkilroy.com
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