It was evident to me in rereading it that we have learned many of the lessons of Katrina, but we still have a long ways to go.
I support giving States more flexibility in plan design, but I think you quickly get into a thorny issue...
do you think that it would be helpful if the Federal Government were to provide some initial seed money to help States e...
Given the savings that reinsurance can provide on the premium side, do you think that it would make sense for the Federa...
Is it not very difficult to produce savings from innovation in the very first year that you try a new approach?
I am not suggesting that the Federal Government should dictate how it is set up.
I think that is a great motto for the bill that we are crafting.
It should bring premiums down remarkably.
I think if you look at the experience of those two States alone, it shows the benefit of reinsurance pools.
One of the keys to driving down rates in the individual market is to broaden the market and to get as many people as we ...
I think, by and large, we do a terrible job of doing that.