There must be something that I am missing here, and I would like someone to explain to me what are the downsides of,in addition to a public option, passing a bill that would allow insurance companies to sell policies anywhere in the US.
If we are looking to create the most competition possible in order to drive down prices, why can't we allow or, better yet, encourage insurance companies to offer policies in every state of the Union? It would rob the Repubs of a talking point that resonates and would force the companies to put up or shut up,because obviously any policy issued would have to have as enforcing jurisdiction the state in which the policyholder obtains the insurance. To be able to sell and issue policies in any given state, the insurance company would simply have to be in compliance with all of the appropriate laws and regulations of that state. I would love to hear them trying to explain why they want access to a market without fulfilling the obligations of that market.