During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines.
The idea is not new, but it’s never been fully enacted.
Currently, health insurance is regulated state by state. Some Republicans have long argued that such state-by-state regulation, including minimum requirements for health insurance plans, has kept the price of premiums high. They argue that a more unfettered, free-market approach -- where insurers compete to sell identical policies anywhere, regardless of what the purchaser’s state requires -- would drive down the cost of coverage for consumers....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/mar/23/mike-pence/discussing-health-care-mike-pence-wrong-about/
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