[exbrit]

“Brewer says she vetoed the bill Thursday partly because of a provision added late in the legislative process. That provision would have allowed insurers licensed by Arizona to drop specific mandated coverage if an out-of-state company doesn’t provide the mandated coverage in a policy issued in Arizona.

Brewer also says she has concerns about whether Arizonans would have adequate recourses if mistreated by out-of-state insurers.”
http://www.kvoa.com/news/gov-brewer-vetoes-health-insurance-reform-bill/

[ilovesarah2012]

And she vetoed the “birther bill” and came up with an excuse. I don’t trust her, but it doesn’t really matter because I don’t live in AZ.

[blackdog]

The HMO Act of 1974, a bill written by Ted Kennedy & Co. specifically excludes Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's and PPO's) from state insurance oversight rules.

Some states have claimed that those contracts are regulated by their State Insurance Regulators, but they are not. There is some give-n-take by the plans and the states as a compromise, but it's not insurance.

[Alberta's Child]

Brewer also says she has concerns about whether Arizonans would have adequate [recourse] if mistreated by out-of-state insurers.”

This is exactly right. There are reasons why states have insurance oversight bodies, and a big reason is that it helps ensure the financial stability of insurance companies and protects state residents from half-@ssed insurance companies that operate outside of any state oversight.