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[inaudible conversations] please come to order. We are holding the first hearing on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individuals Health Insurance market for 2018. How to help the 18 million americans and the individual Insurance Market to give an idea of how many people are interested in this, we invited senators who were not on our committee, which has about a quarter of the senate on the committee. To come to. Weve got senators there so that is remarkable interest. We will each have an Opening Statement and then introduced the five witnesses. After the testimony, senators will...

Possibility of if its approved for one doing it for all, but then having i would add to that, and i think that was part of the discussion, that there be a governor opt out of that particular thing, but i would add to that, and i know that there is a difference between when the governors they are around all the time and the legislators who are around some of the time. So ive always suggested that there be an opt out or an opt in by the governor, provided when the legislature meets they agree. I dont know what happens if there isnt agreement, but im certain that there would be some good suggesti...

Commissions will please come to order. We are holding our second hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. Thats our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here today. Thank you, gentlemen. You have come long distances to be here. We look forward to learning from you. We will each have an Opening Statement and introduce the five governors after almost sounds like a singing group, doesnt it . Senators will have an opportunity to ask the witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left a me...

This hearing is about taking one small step. A small step on the big issue that has been locked for seven years, Health Insurance. It is a step Congress Needs to pick by the end of this month. By the end of this month. To the 18 million americans, songwriters and selfemployed farmers, those that dont get their Health Insurance from the government or onthejob committees 18 million by their Health Insurance in the individual market and about half of them have zero Government Support to help buy that insurance. 18 million is only 6 of those who have Health Insurance in america. So thats the indiv...

Market. The governors of massachusetts, montana, tennessee, utah and colorado spoke with members of the Senate Health committee about issues including allowing states to innovate and create healthcare pools. The hearing is just over three hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pensions will come toward her. Were holding are second to four hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to hav...