07/20/2009
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"One of the main reasons that premiums are going to go up is because of expanded coverage."
"There is no doubt that the law expanded coverage, but I think the point we are finding is that someone is going to be paying the cost. Individual rates are going up."
"Instead of expanding a health care delivery system that already costs too much, we should have worked to have as an overall goal reducing the total cost of health care."
"I think that is a good faith proposal by a Governor who, with his legislature, is trying to come up with a way to make sure these 175,000 Tennesseans, who otherwise would not receive Medicaid expansio..."