Was the only governor using innovative techniques to close the coverage gap under Obamacare for people making less than 100% of poverty level. That's what state innovation can do. And that's really what Graham Cassidy Helly Johnson does. We take this basically the same amount of funding over the next 10 years under Obamacare, but rather than have a one size fits all model that is grossly distributed, you know, distribute a very grossly unfair way. We distribute that, we distribute that fairly to the states so they can innovate. Things like Maine's invisible high risk pool, you know, they instituted guaranteed issue which is one of the primary drivers of these premiums have been artificially increased. (03:47–03:59)
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