Nancy L. Johnson: “As the Member of this House that introduced the first insurance reform bill, I know a good deal about pooling, and I can…”

“As the Member of this House that introduced the first insurance reform bill, I know a good deal about pooling, and I can tell you that that pool is large enough so we can keep the low cost premiums of large pools, the low administrative costs and the low marketing costs. If you look at the legislation that I personally promoted as the lead sponsor, you will see that we reduced the cost of insurance through providing a good, solid plan developed by the private sector on the basis of the kind of average plan that Americans have come to consensus about, that they want, not by a Government defining benefits in and out, not saying you, mammogram now, not later. You can have this and not that. But letting the public choose from plans, some of which provide mammograms and some of which don't, because if you are young you don't need mammograms. If you are older, you certainly do. I don't want the Government controlling that.”