Presidential candidates like to propose solutions to long-standing problems. Health care is no exception.
But there鈥檚 a reason some problems are 鈥渓ong-standing.鈥 They may have no easy solution. Or the solution is not politically feasible. Or there鈥檚 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 鈥渟ound like a good idea.鈥 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 别虫补尘颈苍别诲听 and and proposals to聽聽if lawmakers change the health law鈥檚 guarantee of insurance for people with pre-existing conditions.
For more information on the interstate health insurance, see earlier KHN coverage: .
