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Representative Jeb Hensarling, Republican of Texas, said, "Watering down premium support to merely a demonstration project, as initial reports suggest, will not thrill any conservative".
Liberals see the public option as essential to the success of the legislation, saying it would foster competition and thus help drive down premium costs.
For justifiable business reasons, The Times clearly does not want to turn down premium home page advertising, but it also wants to, and needs to, protect its reputation for quality.
A few months ago, the Republican-dominated Legislature and Republican governor stripped the state insurance commissioner's office of its broad powers to hold down premium increases to affordable levels.
For the sake of a health care deal, President Obama is hinting that he may be willing to drop the idea of a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers and hold down premium costs.
Competitive forces, undiminished, push down premium rates.
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Mr. Wagar, of Empire, defended the practice, saying it kept down premiums over all.
But they said it would be risky to hold down premiums before costs were under control.
Their strategies could indeed hold down premiums for the young and the healthy.
The insurance industry says it is protecting consumers and trying to hold down premiums.
"Will other things bring down premiums to make those tax credits more meaningful?" Mr. Fronstin asked.
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