Where was Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was being written in such excruciating detail?
Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has just offered legislation that he says would solve the problem of health insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
Issa's solution is dubbed the Equal Healthcare Access Act. The five-page bill would allow all non-federal employees who do not have access to affordable coverage elsewhere to seek insurance through the exchanges that cover federal employees.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
