When it comes to mandated health insurance exchanges, state officials must strive to ensure that they don’t crowd out free market mechanisms. Preserving a vibrant private insurance market will maximize choice and enable people to find the insurance plan that best fits their needs.
Healthcare coverage isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition.
When President Obama said that people who are happy with their insurance “can keep it,” we should keep him to his word. Policymakers and private healthcare stakeholders need to work together so that state exchanges don’t become the only way to get health insurance.
Choice is crucial.
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