A new approach to the uninsured – coverage up to $25,000 annually, without catastrophic health insurance. Liberal policy wonks may scoff, but this may be what people want:
In an interview, Gov. Bredesen says he listened to focus groups and queried blue-collar folks, such as a waitress at a waffle restaurant, to devise his plan. “They weren’t interested in buying insurance for catastrophic events. They wanted access to the emergency room next month, access to the pharmacy next month,” he says. “Let’s give people what they want instead of what some advocate says they want.”
