come up with a legal way to opt out. this week, he introduced a bill which would switch the power over decision making in health care from the federal government to individual states. it s called a health care compact. oklahoma congressman james langford joins me now. congressman, an innovative idea that you ve come up with and i want to hear about it. thanks for being here. you bet. glad i was able to help. this is actually eight different states have done this. this is typical from most of our great ideas, they come out of the states. eight states have already said they want to do this. they ve asked the federal government for permission to be able to come back and say, okay, we want to control our own health care, will you allow us? as odd as that may sound, this, mother, may i experiment comes out of article i, section 310 of the constitution that allows states to do compacts, make agreements between states. there are about 300 agreements like this that have been made between sta
guest might have come up with a legal way to opt out. he introduced a bill that switches the power from decision of health care from the government to the states. it is called health care compact. congressman langford joining me now. it is it an innovative idea and i would like to hear about it. it is eight different states. it is typical for the great ideasment eight states asked the federal government to permission to come back and say, okay, we want to control our own health care and will allow us. this mother may i experiment comes out of article one that allows to make agreements. and there is 200 agreements that were made over the past 200 years between the states. most of of the time on water
guest might have come up with a legal way to opt out. he introduced a bill that switches the power from decision of health care from the government to the states. it is called health care compact. congressman langford joining me now. it is it an innovative idea and i would like to hear about it. it is eight different states. it is typical for the great ideasment eight states asked the federal government to permission to come back and say, okay, we want to control our own health care and will allow us. this mother may i experiment comes out of article one that allows to make agreements. and there is 200 agreements that were made over the past 200 years between the states. most of of the time on water rights and this would be health
can t do better than the federal government. i would point them to the medicare fraud and i would say let s let the state try. i especially like it because it is consistent with the 10th amendment. if it is not in the constitution, it should be left with the states and nothing in the constitution that said the federal government ought to decide our doctors and insurance companies. i think you are on to something and i hope more than the first eight join you and it becomes a national movement. thank you for the unsight. congressman james langford of oklahoma joining us today. the air voice for donald duck [ cellphone dings ]
guest might have come up with a legal way to opt out. he introduced a bill that switches the power from decision of health care from the government to the states. it is called health care compact. congressman langford joining me now. it is it an innovative idea and i would like to hear about it. it is eight different states. it is typical for the great ideasment eight states asked the federal government to permission to come back and say, okay, we want to control our own health care and will allow us. this mother may i experiment comes out of article one that allows to make agreements. and there is 200 agreements that were made over the past 200 years between the states. most of of the time on water