Gingrich Supports 'Variation' on Obamacare-Type Health Insurance Mandate

Joe Schoffstall | May 18, 2011
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R.-Ga.) said on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday that he supports requiring all individuals to buy health insurance, post a bond to pay for health care, "or in some way you indicate you're going to be held accountable"--a position he called a "variation" on the type of individual mandate included in President Barack Obama's health-care reform law.