In exchange for coverage. As cover the uninsured week kicks off policymakers are dusting off an old idea: a national health insurance exchange.
A national health insurance exchange that would offer a selection of affordable plans is one possibility for reform. But critics worry that it would lower payments and lead to an exodus from employer-based coverage. Meanwhile, pressure for change is increasing. "There's a growing consensus that what we have isn't working. That's aggravated by the recession," says Barbara Lyons, left, of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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