Heidi Alexander said "All in all, these factors suggest why, when Senator Collins took a look at Maine, she found that 87 percent of people in Maine are paying less for their individual policies than the policies would cost under the Reid bill. It is true that half or more of them would receive some subsidy, which would reduce their costs, but around half of them will pay more. In Tennessee, Blue Cross Blue Shield, which covers about one-third of Tennessee's individual market, estimates the premiums for those individuals will increase by 30 to 45 percent under the Reid bill." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 1, 2010

All in all, these factors suggest why, when Senator Collins took a look at Maine, she found that 87 percent of people in Maine are paying less for their individual policies than the policies would cost under the Reid bill. It is true that half or more of them would receive some subsidy, which would reduce their costs, but around half of them will pay more. In Tennessee, Blue Cross Blue Shield, which covers about one-third of Tennessee's individual market, estimates the premiums for those individuals will increase by 30 to 45 percent under the Reid bill.

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Heidi Alexander

Labour Party

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Mar 1, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the impact of the Reid bill on health insurance premiums in Maine and Tennessee.

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