Stouffer Flip-Flops on Autism Insurance: "The Free Market System Works" (But Didn't in 2009)
Sen. Bill Stouffer (R-Napton), one of six conservative Republicans to vote against the Senate's autism insurance bill (SB618), has words of comfort for the families he voted against. Fear not, struggling families, because "the free market system works." Via The Turner Report:
I cannot vote to let state government dictate what coverage insurance companies can offer. The free market system works. Letting government in, so they can tell insurance providers who they can and cannot cover, is not a good fix to a situation.
SB618 passed 26-6 on March 18. Last year, however, when the Senate passed Rupp's SB167 by a 29-2 vote, Stouffer has happy to support a similar assault on freedom bipartisan solution.
I've emailed Stouffer's office to ask about the switcheroo, and will update this post if and when I hear back.
It's also quite the coincidence that Sens. Jane Cunningham and Dan Clemens were unavailable to vote on the issue in both 2009 and 2010.
Image credit: Stouffer for Congress
