Proposals to sell insurance across state lines have been floating around for a while. In 2005, Congress considered the first proposal to sell insurance across state lines at the federal level. Many of the candidates running in the recent Republican presidential primary endorsed the idea, including Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. A proposal to sell insurance across state lines is a core component of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda.
With election day approaching and attention returning to plans that would allow the sale of insurance across state lines, it is worth asking whether these proposals would be effective.
HENRY KOTULA 