While it's not clear what the state Legislature will do with the Massachusetts Connector, it is clear that the idea has sticking power. So this report from the Pacific Research Institute should be on policy makers desks, nightstands, wherever they might see it and heed it.
The crux:
By itself, a connector may be a good idea, but the current environment of state health-care mandates and federal law inhibit a connector from serving as a truly cost-effective and competitive model for health insurance.
We must deregulate health care first, to provide diverse and cost effective health plans in every state for every American, and we must do that before we try to patch up and further complicate health care with new law.
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