Arizona's better health insurance idea

Gov. Steve Beshear has said a lot about his desire to expand dependency on government by signing more Kentucky children up on government-provided health insurance.

Legislators in Arizona have a better idea, which involves allowing insurance policies to be sold without unneeded state mandates, like alcohol abuse treatment.

Kentucky could also attract more insurance competition into the state by allowing insurers to exclude certain pre-existing conditions for up to twelve months, rather than the current six.