Hard to believe there are still politico's talking about increasing competition by allowing carriers to sell health insurance across state lines.
Georgia has been there, done that.
Still waiting on more competitors ..............
In Georgia, the interstate sale of health insurance has already had a five-year tryout.
The state Legislature in 2011 passed a bill letting insurers sell any policies in Georgia that they offer in other states. The legislation was hailed by supporters and business groups as a way to skirt the state’s required benefit coverages – such as screenings for cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer, along with mammograms – and thus lower the sticker price of insurance.
The law is still in effect. But since it was passed, no health insurer has taken advantage of it.
Interstate health insurance sales had tryout in Georgia | Georgia Health News
Georgia has been there, done that.
Still waiting on more competitors ..............
In Georgia, the interstate sale of health insurance has already had a five-year tryout.
The state Legislature in 2011 passed a bill letting insurers sell any policies in Georgia that they offer in other states. The legislation was hailed by supporters and business groups as a way to skirt the state’s required benefit coverages – such as screenings for cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer, along with mammograms – and thus lower the sticker price of insurance.
The law is still in effect. But since it was passed, no health insurer has taken advantage of it.
Interstate health insurance sales had tryout in Georgia | Georgia Health News