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rei · 11-03-2009, 02:49 AM

i'm all for opening up state lines to encourage competition.

but i think they need to remove the antitrust exemption first, otherwise the private companies will continue to agree on a certain price and this negates real competition.

a bill was introduced Set. 17th and according to this page House Panel OKs Bill Stripping Health Insurance Antitrust Exemption this is close (or closer) to happening.

and i really think, as i said before, the private companies can take a smaller profit margin rather than simply going out of business altogether.

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rei Family Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: earth, everywhere and nowhere Posts: 9,713	i'm all for opening up state lines to encourage competition. but i think they need to remove the antitrust exemption first, otherwise the private companies will continue to agree on a certain price and this negates real competition. a bill was introduced Set. 17th and according to this page House Panel OKs Bill Stripping Health Insurance Antitrust Exemption this is close (or closer) to happening. and i really think, as i said before, the private companies can take a smaller profit margin rather than simply going out of business altogether.