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From his campaign through his inauguration, Governor Lynch has been calling for a repeal of the state’s health insurance law, SB 110. The bill has been criticized as loading insurance companies with paperwork and smacking many small employers with higher premiums. Last week Governor Lynch announced that he was backing a compromise in changing the law through a new bill, SB 125. The key element to the bill is the creation of a high risk pool. NHPR’s Kerry Grens explains what a high risk pool is and how it would affect insurance rates.