If introducing true competition into the health insurance industry was an honest goal?

Of this government health care reform, why has the suggestion to remove the state barriers that would allow insurance companys to offer coverage accross state lines been shot down by the left?If introducing true competition into the health insurance industry was an honest goal?
Liberals and the lobbyists don't really want this. Insurance companies are not the ';bad guys'; in this discussion.If introducing true competition into the health insurance industry was an honest goal?
Since your a 9-12er you should already be informed enough to know that competition is not the goal. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Obama's goal is a single payer system. He has said it several times. He isn't talking about it now because he knows that it is not what the people want. But he needs to get the government on the field so that they can root out private companies and get to his goal.





We can fix the problems with health care by just a few simple things. Like you mentioned, competition across state lines, make it portable so that if you leave a job you can take your plan with you, tort reform to stop the massive lawsuits and drive costs down, and make it where you can't be denied because of pre-existing conditions. Those things there would drive the cost of insurance down, drive the cost of health care down, and make it easier for everyone to get coverage without letting the government get ahold of any more any more tax dollars that they would waste.
You nailed it on the head... it's not an honest goal. We would not have to write 1 line of a new bill if our politicians just enforced the rules written in Article 1 Section 8 clause 3 of the Constitution. That gives Congress the right to regulate interstate commerce. The individual states have put up detrimental barriers to trade, which our gov't must step in and correct, but would rather waste 6 months trying to ram through a gov't takeover of the healthcare industry.





Competition is the great equalizer and the great innovator. You want to see improved quality of service and reduced costs? Get private companies to compete for your business. Only where gov't regulation has stifled competition have costs gone up and service gone down.
I've heard some libs say too much competition (including across state lines) would create a ';race to the bottom';. Insurers would have to fight so hard to win business that they would cut corners on service in order to offer the best prices.





I've also heard arguments against it related to existing laws, like ERISA, but I'm no attorney.
Because they are one minded. They have decided that health care is a government issue and they are standing by it regardless of the majority of AMERICAN'S and those that will vote on this are against it.





it is a waste of our money and time to continue on this. It is spending billions of our money to keep this in the limelight. It will not pass....all across America there are primaries...and they are losing incumbents...including here where I LIVE!





2010 is going to be very different from now......and you can bet 2012 will have even a bigger change....and a TRUE CHANGE..not the liar that is in office now!





The GOP is asking EVERY DAY..even on TV...WHY won't the democrats meet with us...they havent' talked to us since APRIL! So when the dems will talk and read what has been handed them instead of getting up and walking out and turning off the lights as the last one goes out the door....we might have progress. BUT STILL..this is NOT a government issue....Government has no business being into insurance!
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was asked several times on Monday about the GOP's lack of a specific healthcare reform plan.
I love how Democrats define competition.





It's the government, which can make all the rules and use taxpayers money, competing with private industry which is subject to all the rules the government makes.
1 it was never the obama administrations goal #2 nothing about the obama administration is honest.(no tort reform ,malpractice insurance is outrageously expensive and those costs are passed down to us)
Because that isn't the honest goal. Government control over 1/6 of the economy and your personal health care is the goal..
I would like to know the same thing! They must be afraid to p/o certain States who want to control insurance within their own boundaries.
Ops it sounds as if Obama hasn't read the dang thing carefully
You know your question made 20 liberals' heads explode.
Boy the IF at the beginning of this questions was a good one.
That would increase competition among existing private insurance companies, but they are the problem. That would cause them to raise their rates even more. There needs to be competition for them, as in an alternative to private insurance.
Wow...you just eat up anything they feed you...huh???








You want even LESS choice then you have now...then go ahead and open it up to sell across state lines. The three biggest insurance companies will push out the others...then we are all screwed.