Gov. Matt Blunt today endorsed a legislative plan aimed at increasing the number of Missourians who have health insurance.Around 700,000 Missourians do not have coverage.
State Rep. Doug Ervin is introducing legislation that would allow Missourians, including the uninsured, to purchase health care with pre-tax dollars and allow employees to keep their health care plan if they change jobs.
The bill is HB 818.
"House Bill 818 will help . . .reorienting our state's health care policy toward the objectives of the individual and away from the employer, the insurer, providers, and government through portability and fairer tax treatment among all consumers of health care goods and services," said Rep. Ervin.
Blunt called Ervin's bill "a significant step forward" towards reducing the number of Missourians who lack coverage.
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