Legislators blocks mandate insurance bills
Oklahoma City (AP) - Legislators of State, has blocked the legislation would require that insurers cover a wide range of medical procedures and conditions agreed to thousands of dollars in donations from individuals or political action committees linked to insurance companies, discs.
Rep. Ron Peterson, chairman of the House of the promotion campaign and the Committee on Financial Services, a total of $ 64,600 in campaign contributions since January 1, 2007, after recordings of the Ethics Commission Oklahoma. Of a total of $ 20075 or people from PACs associated with the insurance companies.
Peterson, R-Broken Arrow, is the former owner of injury and accident cases his agency and a woman is a part-time independent insurance agents. Peterson said the campaign contributions and its links with industry did not influence his position on the mandate insurance legislation.
“You can say that I am the devil, and I bought. It is absolutely not true,” said Peterson. Peterson said he opposes insurance mandates and is of the opinion, they push the costs of health insurance, making it unaffordable for many Oklahomans.
He said, in his opinion is based on studies conducted by health insurance have evaluated the costs of mandates of their policies.
If you have a mandate, it costs money. I know what I know, “he said.” If you think the world is round, it is difficult to go. I can not say that the world is no more.
Peterson supporters of the mandate that the invoices received bipartie support in the Senate but died in Peterson’s commission.
One measure would require health insurance funds to cover the behaviour and other treatments for children with autism. This type of report in a number of other countries, including Texas.
After the death of Peterson’s commission, he was back to the Senate and returned home, where trailer said it would happen if a hearing on the House floor.
But House spokesman said Chris Benge, it does not propose a vote on legislation, kill more effectively.
Wayne Rohde of Edmond, his son 10 years, Nick Rohde, suffers from autism, said he believes, Peterson’s close links with industry influenced his judgement on the bill.
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