Rumors of this latest executive order flooded the weekend news.
Can President Trump issue an order to allow insurance companies to sell their products and services across state lines?
I want him to do that, because I want that policy to advance as soon as possible. However, the last thing that I want is another government in which the chief executive runs rough-shod over Congress.
A right-wing version of executive overreach will not bode well for our country or for our political culture.
One source informed me that this move would not be a bad thing at all. The more I thikn about it, if the press and the Democratic Party wanted to sue him over this proposed executive order, it would finally bring this issue before a federal court, who in turn can decide if Congress ever had the right to restrict the sale of health insurance plans across state lines in the first place.
Trump preparing executive order to let Americans purchase healthinsurance across state lines
Can President Trump issue an order to allow insurance companies to sell their products and services across state lines?
I want him to do that, because I want that policy to advance as soon as possible. However, the last thing that I want is another government in which the chief executive runs rough-shod over Congress.
A right-wing version of executive overreach will not bode well for our country or for our political culture.
One source informed me that this move would not be a bad thing at all. The more I thikn about it, if the press and the Democratic Party wanted to sue him over this proposed executive order, it would finally bring this issue before a federal court, who in turn can decide if Congress ever had the right to restrict the sale of health insurance plans across state lines in the first place.
Trump preparing executive order to let Americans purchase healthinsurance across state lines
President Trump is preparing an executive order to allow people to
purchase health insurance across state lines, a reform conservatives have long
championed as a way to bring costs down and stir greater competition in the
national marketplace.
This reform will without a doubt bring down health care costs. There is no reason to prevent people from buying health insurance of all varieties from different markets. Why was this arbitrary rule put in place in the first place?
This reform will without a doubt bring down health care costs. There is no reason to prevent people from buying health insurance of all varieties from different markets. Why was this arbitrary rule put in place in the first place?
The executive action gives the White House a chance to follow through
on at least one promise related to healthcare reform, after Senate Republicans'
second attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare failed this week. Kentucky Sen.
Rand Paul first mentioned the action during a TV appearance Wednesday morning,
saying Trump was considering taking matters into his own hands.
Why not? The Congress had seven years--seven!--to get their act together on this matter.
They probably did not expect the Republican nominee to win the White House, but that is not an excuse. The House of Representatives voted 50 times on legislation to repeal Obamacare. Why did they decide not to introduce the same piece of legislation?
Why not? The Congress had seven years--seven!--to get their act together on this matter.
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"I think there's going to be big news from the White House in the
next week or two, something they can do on their own," Paul told MSNBC,
adding that Trump "can legalize on his own the ability of individuals to
join a group or a health association across state lines and buy insurance."
Another source, who works heavily in the insurance industry, informed me that the President has the legal authority to pursue this measure because the Affordable Care Act granted him the authority to do so!
A Senate GOP source told the Washington Examiner the executive action
is considered "a done deal" and likely to be announced "in the
next few weeks."
A third source confirmed for me that move would be a great idea. "Have you seen anything from the President that would suggest he would do something illegal?"
No, I have not.
A third source confirmed for me that move would be a great idea. "Have you seen anything from the President that would suggest he would do something illegal?"
No, I have not.
Trump later confirmed to reporters he is likely to issue an order
permitting "people to go out across state lines, do lots of things, and
buy their own healthcare."
What else have American citizens been precluding from doing because of arbitrary restrictions on interstate commerce? That should be interesting to look into. Can individual consumers purchase different types of medications? What about firearms?
What else have American citizens been precluding from doing because of arbitrary restrictions on interstate commerce? That should be interesting to look into. Can individual consumers purchase different types of medications? What about firearms?
The president described the forthcoming executive action as "very
major," adding he also intends to spend the next few months negotiating
with Democrats on a bipartisan healthcare bill.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Paul said he has discussed the proposal with the president and Labor
Secretary Alexander Acosta on "multiple occasions" while the Senate
was focused on advancing the Graham-Cassidy bill, which was pulled from a vote
on Tuesday.
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