Hello Arizona

[somarco]

Looks like the legislators in AZ are as stupid as the ones in GA. They don't realize this will only make things worse.

Arizona bill could mean massive health insurance changes

State lawmakers voted today to let companies from elsewhere sell insurance in this state,

 

[STIBROKER]

DANG.......so will my texas lic. allow me to sell in az.........

 

[somarco]

.so will my texas lic. allow me to sell in az

Probably not.

You will have to pull your trailer across the state line.

 

[Yagents]

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill To Allow Out-Of-State Insurers Issue Policies.

The AP (4/29) reports Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer "on Thursday vetoed a proposal that would have allow health insurance companies licensed in other states to issue policies in Arizona, saying it could have put Arizonans at risk." Brewer said "she vetoed the bill partly because of a provision added late in the legislative process" that "would have allowed insurers licensed by the state to drop specific mandated coverage if an out-of-state company doesn't provide the mandated coverage in a policy issued in Arizona." Brewer also "said Arizonans might not have adequate recourse under other states' regulatory procedures if mistreated by out-of-state insurers."
The Arizona Republic (4/29, Pitzl) reports the bill "would have waived many of Arizona's health-insurance mandates and allowed insurance companies from other states to write policies in Arizona." Senate Bill 1593, "passed in the last week of the legislative session, mobilized the groups and individuals who have benefitted from Arizona's insurance mandates, ranging from parents of children with autism to diabetics." In her veto letter, Brewer "said the state's 32 mandates resulted from careful legislative scrutiny over the years and should not be overturned without the same deliberate debate."

 

[somarco]

the bill "would have waived many of Arizona's health-insurance mandates and allowed insurance companies from other states to write policies in Arizona.

That was the intent. Same for the folks here in GA that passed a similar bill but (to my knowledge) has not yet been signed in to law.

The challenge is this.

Even if an AZ or GA carrier decided to offer a "non-compliant" plan with fewer mandates, they would not have the premium rates for those plans. And I seriously doubt if any carrier is going to go to the expense and trouble of manufacturing the rates, then filing them with the state when all this is going to change in a little over 2 years.

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

I'm for zero mandates. For example, if I choose to go meatless I can always choose Taco Bell.