Rick Perry 's Intriguing Idea for Bi-National Health Insurance

At the Fox News-Google Republican debate in Orlando last week, Rick Perry was-as usual-in the cross-hairs. Rick Santorum, the former Senator from Pennsylvania, had one of the most memorable lines of the evening. Said Santorum, "[Rick Perry] gave a speech in 2001 where he talked about bi-national health insurance between Mexico and Texas. I mean, I don't even think Barack Obama would be for bi-national health insurance! So, I think he's very weak on this issue of American sovereignty. "The implication being that Perry is some kind of one-world government socialist. [Snip] Contrary to Sen. Santorum's impression, the idea here was to explore the possibility of allowing private insurers to cover health services provided in either Texas or Mexico. It was an attempt at studying the deregulation of the provision of health insurance by private entities. [Snip] Rick Santorum may have thought he was undermining Rick Perry's health policy credibility by attacking the Texas proposal for bi-national health insurance. But the only credibility Santorum undermined was his own. (Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com …