Governor Walker To Sign $200M Plan To Lower Health Insurance Premiums

Governor Scott Walker says he will sign a bipartisan bill designed to lower health insurance premiums bought through the Affordable Care Act.  The federal government would cover more than half of the projected 200-million dollar cost.  The state would seek a federal waiver to offer a re-insurance program with lower-cost premiums.  It would cover at least half of medical claims of between 50- and 200-thousand dollars.  When it was brought up, the approach earned wide-spread support among health insurance companies and the medical community.  It was passed by lawmakers last week.