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Chairman urges portable health plans and interstate choice as solution to rising marketplace costs
Summary
In response to questions about rising marketplace premiums for roughly 4,000,000 Texans, the chairman advocated portable, individually owned health plans, interstate shopping and pooled plans as ways to lower costs for workers and small-business employers.
When asked about rising costs for marketplace enrollees, the chairman (unnamed) said Congress needs to act and outlined a private-market approach intended to reduce costs for individuals and small businesses.
"I believe individuals ought to own their own health care," the chairman said, adding that health coverage should be transferable so workers can keep plans…
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