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.
Said by
Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
