Donald Trump sees letting health insurers sell coverage across state lines as a major component of an effort to replace the Affordable Care Act.
The Republican presidential nominee talked about interstate health coverage sales Sunday in St. Louis, during the second 2016 presidential debate, which was broadcast over the air and on cable and streamed live on the Web by many organizations.
The moderators presented a question from Ken Karpowitz, an audience member who was described as an undecided voter. Karpowitz asked what Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic contender, would do to bring the cost of health coverage down and make the coverage better.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
