Opting out of a public option likely wouldn’t mean that a state could simply do nothing, Scott Leavitt of the Idaho Association of Health Underwriters warned lawmakers. Instead, states that opt out likely would have to show they’re offering something better. “You have a lot of work to do if you opt out,” he told lawmakers.
Betsy Z. Russell covers Idaho news from The Spokesman-Review's bureau in Boise.
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IdahoRed on November 15 at 12:51 a.m.
Idaho must opt out!
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