* A family purchasing a health insurance policy in Wisconsin would pay about $3,087, but that policy would cost $10,398 in New Jersey.Read the whole thing for more information as well as some proposed free market solutions.
* A similar policy in Utah would cost $3,259, compared to $12,254 in New York.
* A family policy in Michigan would cost $4,118, but an astronomical $16,897 in Massachusetts.
Thus, the difference in premiums is largely the result of state mandates that inhibit the creation of a national market, not regional variations in health care costs.
The blog of Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
How Much Do State Mandates Cost?
According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, a lot:
