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thx1139 said:

All that allowing Insurance Companies to sell across state lines does is bring down the regulation of the Insurance Industry. The state with the least regulation will have PO boxes galore that will become the new corporate headquarters of XYZ insurance. It isnt about saving the customers money it is about bringing down regulations to the lowest common denominator.

Articles about selling over state lines.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/02/selling_insurance_across_state.html
http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2010/10/06/would-the-sale-of-health-insurance-across-state-lines-really-benefit-americans/

You will see in those 2 articles information about what happened in the Credit Card industry

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/more/rise.html

 

 

So here are a couple more pieces of documentation for you to read.

Why Your Stitches cost $1500
http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/medical-costs-1/
http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/medical-costs-2/

Some tidbits.
Myth - Americans drink and smoke to much
Myth - America has larger Elderly population
Myth - Obesity in America Skyrockets costs
Myth - Malpractice is out of control
Truth - Providers charge more because they can
Truth - Astounding Administrative Overhead
Truth - Massive Outpatient Care Costs
Truth - Out Dr's are overpaid

The study comes from a Medical Billing and Coding.Org which is dedicated to students and professionals in the Medical Billing and Coding industry.

You do know that isn't actually a study right.

It was a picture put together via copying different things off the internet form different sources on a website that gets paid to refer students.

The biggest source  for the chart beingbeing Erza Klein...

Who... well I'll let him say it.

"I used to have political aspirations," said Klein. "...in the sense of getting my name on a ballot and promising Iowans more ethanol subsidies than they could handle. But over time, I found that I enjoy writing far more. More to the point, I think that the creation of a media environment that can sustain and propel progressivism is more important than any single elected official. I'd trade a liberal O'Reilly (or Limbaugh!) for 5, 10 congressmen. The media is as effective and important an agent for change as the legislative bodies, and I think it's where I'm happiest and most effective."

So, someone who aspires to be the Liberal Bill O'Reily.