Political Quotes

“I would like to thank Chairman Conyers, Congressman Tom Perriello of Virginia, Congresswoman Betsy Markey of Colorado, and others for their leadership in bringing to the floor this important bill aimed at creating greater competition in the health insurance marketplace in order to promote greater affordability, improve quality, and greater consumer choice. In particular, I appreciate that the bill is narrowly tailored to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption only for the business of health insurance. But despite the clear wording of the bill, I have heard concerns from some that courts might somehow interpret the bill broadly to include nonhealth lines of insurance such as life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, even property/casualty insurance. As one of only two former State insurance commissioners in the U.S. House of Representatives, I know health insurance is different than these other insurance lines.”