Presidential candidates like to propose solutions to long-standing problems. Health care is no exception.
But theres a reason some problems are long-standing. They may have no easy solution. Or the solution is not politically feasible. Or theres a solution that sounds good on the campaign trail but is not likely to actually work.
This is part of a series of videos about health policy promises that sound like a good idea. Here Julie Rovner and Francis Ying explore why increasing competition in health insurance by allowing sales of policies across state lines might not be such a good idea after all.
The other 梗單硃鳥勳紳梗餃泭 and and proposals toif lawmakers change the health laws guarantee of insurance for people with pre-existing conditions.
For more information on the interstate health insurance, see earlier KHN coverage: .
