Political Quotes

“I would like to get into the numbers on something that folks in Wyoming are having to deal with. The number I would like to highlight is one. As an accountant, I am sure you thought I was going to get much more complicated, but it is important for my colleagues to hear that there is one health insurer in Wyoming offering exchange plans this year--one. In October last year, people around Wyoming read the news that WINHealth, one of two major medical insurers operating in the State, would close down. That was bad news, and I had constituents who were in a tough spot. They say that misery loves company, and, unfortunately, we have company now. This year, Alaska and Alabama join us--one insurer on the State exchanges, thousands of people losing their plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming has been working to provide options, but the fact remains that we have fewer choices now. If I think back to the ObamaCare debate, President Obama and my colleagues across the aisle promised that ObamaCare would bring more options, security, lower costs. The majority leader at the time, Harry Reid, said: [W]e are bringing security and stability to millions who have health insurance . . . What we will do is ensure consumers have more choices and insurance companies face more competition. I think it is safe to say that that hasn't quite materialized. What we are witnessing is another broken promise, the failure of ObamaCare to deliver again.…”