If there is a GOP Senator that you would want to have a full Ocare replacement plan, Rand Paul is certainly one of the main ones to look to. He’s a physician (Ophthalmology), and well versed in the ins and outs of insurance and healthcare. He’s very familiar with how to take care of people, and spent a lot of time expanding eye care in Kentucky, even winning the Twilight Wish Foundation Outstanding Service and Commitment to Seniors award in 2002. He’s a real Libertarian, and wants the free market to drive health care. He has taken over the duties of published the government waste list. He understands the difference between health care and health insurance, and what causes prices. Tom Coburn would have been great, but, he retired. John Barrasso would also be a good choice in the Senate. There are plenty of Republicans in the House who are physicians, but, they are not as well known.
But, supposedly Rand Paul is the first to the line, which is good, since he says that Ocare should not be repealed until there is an actual fleshed out replacement plan
(Fox News) Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul vowed Saturday night that he would reveal a bill to replace ObamaCare next week.
Paul, a Republican, tweeted a photo of the first page of the bill he titled the “Obamacare Replacement Act.†He added: “Done drafting the bill & will be discussing on CNN Sunday AM and all week next week!â€
Coming this week: THE Obamacare replacement bill. Done drafting the bill & will be discussing on @CNN Sunday AM and all week next week! pic.twitter.com/ycpBNBknOl
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 15, 2017
Last week, Paul was the lone Republican to vote against the budget which would repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act after expressing his displeasure because it endorsed huge budget deficits. He wasn’t the only one to have expressed anxiety over dismantling the law without a replacement to show voters.
What will the plan be? We will see. He’s had this bit on his Senate webpage for a while
As a doctor, I have had firsthand experience with the vast problems facing health care in the United States. Like other areas of the economy where the federal government wields its heavy hand, health care is over-regulated and in need of serious market reforms. Government interventions in health care have driven up the cost of coverage. I have long supported making all medical expenses tax deductible, allowing insurance to be bought across state lines, tort reform (state-level), and empowering all citizens to save for health expenses by removing the high-deductible insurance policy requirement to access to Health Savings Accounts .
More freedom to choose and innovate will make sure our health care system remains the best in the world. As your Senator, I am working to ensure that real free market principles are applied to the American health care system so that it is responsive to patients, families, and doctors rather than government bureaucracy.
You can bet that those principles will be part of the bill.
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Anybody who trusts Ryan will get what they deserve – he is a traitor and just another entrenched politician who needs to move along.
We will wait for Senator Paul’s actual plan. His bromides about tort reform and insurance across state lines don’t bode well.
If they all can keep “agenda” out of it and concentrate on finding the best way to create something for the actual people we might get somewhere. BTW, I hope we can agree that whatever they decide there will be NO EXCLUSIONS. That means if it’s good enough for you, me and Jeffery then it’s good enough for the President, Congress, government employees and union members. I don’t believe everyone must have the same exact plan because everybody doesn’t have the same exact needs or wants but the law must make every plan available to every American who wants it and all the rules and regulations must apply to everyone. That’s something the ACA does NOT do.
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Hoagie:
What do you mean?
What I mean Jeffery, is when the government mandates that every single policy offered MUST include coverage’s for something it automatically limits our choices and necessarily increases our premiums. Remember, this is health insurance not health care. If nose jobs are not covered that does not mean you can’t get a nose job. It means if you think that’s important to you then you pay for it. There is no reason why every policy has to cover every procedure, especially elective procedures. Actually the idea that anything “elective” would be covered is kind of silly.
Great. How about we don’t tell anyone what’s in it?
I don’t understand what that means, JI. Why wouldn’t you tell people what is included in the product they are buying? And why wouldn’t you allow them to determine what they want to buy? Is there something wrong with freedom of choice?
Do restaurants not tell you what’s in your sandwich? Do car dealers not tell you what options are available? Are you forced to have cheese on your sandwich or a sunroof in your car?
I just don’t get what you’re driving at.
Perfect!
Well played, sirs, well played.