Hickenlooper: ‘No Reason’ We Can’t Find Compromises on Health Care
RUSH EXCERPT:
HICKENLOOPER: "Well, regardless whether they’re friends — and I do appreciate Governor Kasich and all the work he’s done. He has a level — he knows the federal budget better than probably any governor in America and really does understand some of the finances of this, that there’s always a way to find a different approach. So, in terms of a mandate, the key here is to recognize that when you let healthy people not be part of the pool, you’re going to concentrate people with serious health issues, so much more expensive insurance risks, into the market. And that’s of course going to raise the cost for everyone. So, however we deal with that, whether it’s a mandate or a re-insurance type pool, that’s where we can sit down. And, as Governor Kasich said, it’s really — there are different philosophical approaches, but there’s no reason why we can’t bring them together and find compromises."