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A few questions - I've been doing a lot of reading on it but it's a hugely complicated matter. Legolas Send a noteboard - 07/03/2017 08:09:57 PM

View original post.....but it is highly likely that significant changes will still be made (by the Senate and then in conference). I would like to see malpractice reform, erasing state lines for insurers, and the expansion of HSAs.

On erasing state lines for insurers - I take it the main idea is reduced prices due to increased competition? How do you prevent a race to the bottom in terms of regulation though? Or is that part of the intention, to force states with high standards for insurance plans to relax those?

On HSAs, do I understand correctly that these are simply blocked accounts into which X amount of money can be deposited annually which is then exempt of income tax, and this money can then only be used for health expenditures? Does expanding HSAs do anything for the forty-ish percent of Americans who aren't paying federal income tax in the first place?

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