Very little that President-elect Donald Trump said during his16-month campaign for president about health care was clear orconsistent. But there was one vow he stuck by at all times: Hewould allow insurers to sell health plans across statelines.
“Modify existing law that inhibits the sale of health insuranceacross state lines,” states his website’s health care policysection. “As long as the plan purchased complies with staterequirements, any vendor ought to be able to offer insurance in anystate. By allowing full competition in this market, insurance costswill go down and consumer satisfaction will go up.”
Trump’s belief that making the health plan market national will result inlower costs and better products for consumers is not uncommon inconservative circles. It’s been a rallying cry for free marketenthusiasts for years.
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