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Senate Committee Advances Disastrous Idaho Health Freedom Act
Date:2/18/2010

AARP Says Bill Taking Aim at Non-Existent Federal Health Care Law Could Devastate Idaho Health System, Costing Money & Jobs

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a move that could have dire effects on health care in Idaho, the Senate State Affairs Committee voted yesterday to bring the Idaho Health Care Freedom Act (House Bill 391) one step closer to becoming law. Amidst grave concerns from both Senators and AARP, the legislation, which takes aim at a non-existent federal health care law, is now on track to come before the full Senate for a vote in the coming days.  

AARP says the untried, unproven and vague legislation could wreak havoc on the state's health care system – jeopardizing over $1.6 billion in federal matching funds for health care programs and possibly costing the state thousands of health care jobs. While the bill touts "freedom" and "liberty" as its guiding principles, it could in fact restrict Idaho from regulating the health insurance industry and result in higher insurance premiums, which are already expected to double in the coming years.

"AARP commends Senators Joe Stegner, Michele Stennett and Kate Kelly for taking a stand to protect Idahoans from this unnecessary and potentially disastrous legislation," said Jim Wordelman, State Director for AARP in Idaho. "The Idaho Health Freedom Act does nothing to address real health care problems facing Idahoans, such as high insurance premiums and soaring prescription drug costs. Those are the issues our legislators should tackle."

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