[muawiyah]

Wonder why Christie doesn't just find a CHEAPER medical insurance contractor? Or, perhaps, he could use New Jersey's power of mass buying to FORCE down the price paid to current contractors.

Is there a good reason why he doesn't do that?

[REPANDPROUDOFIT]

Why don't we ever get "real life" reports of what their Health Insurance coverage includes? I would love to see a detailed analysis of the following groups - what they get and what they pay:

UAW Workers and their families

UAW Retirees and their families

Wisconsin public employees

All other Federal, State and Local Employees

What do they get and what do they pay? Do they have, in addition to exceptional health coverage, dental coverage, vision allowances, hearing coverage? What else?

[lovecraft]

Wonder why Christie doesn't just find a CHEAPER medical insurance contractor?

I'm not exactly sure why but I would think it has to do with NJ's tough state mandates. Which are law. I work for an insurance carrier, there are a handful of states we do not even try to do business in because state mandates are so high it's cost prohibitive to offer a plan like ours. NJ is top of the list. Along with NY, WA, OR, and MA. Start to see a pattern there?

You want cheaper insurance? Lift the federal and state regulations to allow fair competition. You'll see premiums drop. Fast.