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发帖数: 61690 | 1 Alaska, one of the reddest states in the country, is essentially bailing out
its insurance market to prevent Obamacare from collapsing.
A bill passed by the heavily GOP state Legislature to shore up its lone
surviving Obamacare insurer is awaiting the signature of Gov. Bill Walker, a
Republican-turned-independent who was endorsed two years ago by former vice
presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The legislation, originally proposed by
Walker, sets up a $55 million fund — financed through an existing tax on
all insurance companies — to subsidize enrollees’ costs as the state
struggles with Obamacare price spikes and an exodus by all except one
insurance company.
Alaska’s efforts reflect a pragmatic approach to what is arguably the
biggest political conundrum facing Obamacare critics: How do you take away
people’s benefits or, in this case, sit by while constituents cry foul as
insurers flee a failing marketplace? Alaska lawmakers’ efforts also reflect
some of the state’s unusually harsh demographic realities — a relatively
small population with some of the highest health care costs in the nation.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/alaska-obamacare-collapse-224149#ixzz4BD1S9Xqx
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