Posted by Tina
Republican in the House continue to work to get things done so that the American people can get back to work and stop worrying about their healthcare! Their latest effort is the unveiling of an alternative healthcare plan, the highlights of which are given in a statement released by Senators Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, Tom Coburn, M.D., R-Oklahoma, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. The plan includes provisions for preexisting conditions, “continuous coverage” consumer protection, choice of policy provisions, healthcare savings tools, tax credit incentives, reforms to medicaid giving more flexibility to governors and healthcare providers and many other changes to improve the old system. The changes reflect the conservative view that power in the hands of individuals will make healthcare more accessible, more responsive to individual needs, and less costly:
Our proposal starts with a very different set of assumptions from those who designed ObamaCare. We believe Washington, D.C. should actually reform – not try to manage – the private health insurance market.
We trust the choices of individual patients and consumers, not paternalistic bureaucrats.
We encourage consumer engagement not by mandating individuals buy costly coverage, but by giving Americans purchasing power and allowing them to choose a plan of their choice that works for them.
The biggest problem with Obamacare is that it does not work for too many people; instead of solving problems that affect everyone it awards some Americans and punishes others. This is no way to run healthcare or America!
I know, the Democrats will tell us that Obamacare is the law of the land…that we already reformed healthcare, that it was passed by both houses of Congress, that it was upheld by the Supreme Court but…clearly, Obamacare is not working. In fact it has made a big mess of things. More people are without insurance than before the bill was passed and many Americans face much higher premiums, deductibles and co-pays for polices that don’t serve their needs. Doctors and hospitals have either been shoved out or are opting out. People find they need to hire an expensive lawyer or consultant just to know how to comply with the law…even then, there is no assurance the advice will be sound since the President keeps changing the law on the fly.
Today Michelle Obama is seeking $10.00 donations to protect Obamacare in a fundraising email:
Friend — Earlier this month, because of what you did, it became illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against the up to 129 million Americans living with pre-existing conditions. Young Americans are able to stay on their parents’ health care plans as they get on their feet, and we can now know that our insurance companies won’t put lifetime caps on our coverage.
You should be so proud of that. That happened because you organized, you talked to your friends and neighbors, and you chipped in what you could, when you could, to elect Barack and a Congress who supported his agenda.
Today, I’m asking you to do it again.
So before Barack gives his State of the Union address tomorrow, chip in $10 or more and help protect Obamacare…
Help…we need cash? I guess she means to protect Obamcare from the onslaught of dissaproval that most Americans now have for Obamacare and the fact that even a few Democrats are advising the president to cooperate with Republicans. One of them, Doug Schoen who was a Bill Clinton advisor has said:
Most of all, President Obama needs to work on his healthcare bill — the implementation of it, the fixes that it already needs and those that it will continue to need as time goes on. He can’t just continue to double down on his flagging policy.
Obama needs to be prepared to make necessary changes and even delay the law if necessary, especially given the latest disaster in Oregon with 40 percent increased emergency room visits for Medicaid subscribers since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This is precisely what policymakers were hoping to avoid by giving people health insurance.
Young people still aren’t signing up. And we aren’t sure that web information is properly encrypted or being sent to insurance companies. What’s more, we still don’t know what policies insurance companies will offer.
The bottom line is that we need Democrats to be open to making changes and fixes. And Republicans need to offer clear alternatives like tort reform, interstate purchasing, and coverage of pre-existing condition in their proposals. The crusade to defund Obamacare has no place in the conversation in 2014. The law is here to stay. Now it’s up to our legislators to make it work.
One Problem Dougie…the Reid Obama dictator pact will not take your advice, will not budge on their law, and has no interest in working with elected Republicans. I think you know that too because you fell back on the liberal line, “The law is here to stay.” (Ever heard of the prohibition law?)
With all due respect, it isn’t “here to stay” if the American people decide they do not want it!
Republicans in the House and Senate (As well as a few Democrats in both Houses?) are prepared to tackle the problems that Americans faced before the Democrats deceitfully passed Obamacare to fix them. My guess is that there are more than a few Democrats that would secretly love to get this monstrosity off the books…better if its done before November.
The GOP alternative plan will work to deliver better healthcare and insurance choices to all Americans. The GOP plan would help ease tensions about the economy and jobs as millions of business people are relieved of the uncertainty, anxiety, and taxes that Obamacare has imposed.
The GOP offers a new choice to weary Americans who’ve grown tired and dissatisfied with Obamacare…all that is required is the will of the people to make it a reality. Let the GOP know you agree with their alternative reforms…NOW by clicking on the state and then the representative you wish to contact. Make Democrats aware of your preference for the GOP plan here.
“all that is required is the will of the people to make it a reality”
Well thats going to have to happen at the ballot box by making some seat changes in the Senate. Once Reid is out of the picture, possibly some bi-partisan work could start to take place and put the peoples interest ahead of political posturing.
Harold I think the left has really dug themselves a hole they can’t climb out of. They were warned that what they were proposing wouldn’t work but they just kept digging.
If the people don’t vote strongly against them in the next two cycles that hole will get big enough to swallow us all. Think about it. We are already in much deeper in debt…something Democrats used to worry about. The real jobless number is over 30%. the middle class is shrinking and our stock market is propped up with smoke and mirrors and earning made from emerging markets rather than growth at home. The fed can’t do their Keynesian thing any longer so as they back off inflation will kick in, that scenario the with gas and food prices already high. Wages for those working have stagnated and seniors that might have moved on making room are afraid to retire. Add to that grim scenario higher healthcare expenses and a another big bureaucracy to pay for and what little hope there is is mighty slim
I can’t watch the SOTU tomorrow night; can’t stand the thought of listening to the President go on and on with the same old happy hopey changey talk. I will read the transcript…or maybe just skim through it. I don’t anticipate anything that signals acknowledgement of failure or agenda change.
It’s up to the people. Reid and Obama are dictating government now…even moderate Democrats have no voice.
Might this have something to do with why you can’t bear to watch the O-man tonight?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnzogby/2014/01/28/state-of-the-union-chastened-but-still-fighting/
Nice, neat summary, I thought.
About time, why didn’t they come up with this 5 years ago when the President was asking for more input on improving healthcare.
Jim they did. The left made sure you didn’t get the message or that the message was distorted or characterized so that it looked undesirable.
The President didn’t want their input. He claims he does but his actions don’t reflect it. The man is a master at fooling the people and dividing the country.
Libby we are all too aware of his “strong” position…as long as you realize his position is only made strong by the tactics he has used and will use to put forth his agenda.
The man legislates on his own and then pretends he’s being blocked…what a phony!
We’ll see in the next two elections if the people agree with his phony “strong position” or have found him out.
“The President didn’t want their input.”
Ooooooh, that’s a wicked lie. I remember. And I’ll be Jim does too. The Repugs in Congress objected, en masse, to the entire project and flatly refused to participate.
What’s with all this history re-writing? The Dems shut down the government, not Cruz, et al. … and now this?
This summarizes everything quite well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbFrAAV3-o&feature=youtu.be
Where was the healthcare law formed? LOL Heritage Foundation and then the final law came about as the result of the Dem and Rep bickering to pass it.
GOP has not the interest of any citizen. Bottom Line in the end the political system is ran by big money for big money regardless of party.
I sure hope no one in the Tea Party is on medicare cause that is hypocritical.
These next elections will bring about the Independent party rise. It will take time but the money used to support the phony elections of Rep and Dem will be seen.
Pick a politician any politician, the money is the same
http://www.dirtyenergymoney.com/view.php?type=congress#view=connections
Libby: “Ooooooh, that’s a wicked lie. I remember. And I’ll be Jim does too. The Repugs in Congress objected, en masse, to the entire project and flatly refused to participate”
Right, like the President didn’t set that notion up like a weasel:
Forbes:
So what you have is a President whose game is to come before the public to show his friendly side and act like he’s willing to work with and reaching out to Republicans. It’s all a sham. These are insincere performances. He uses words like “receptive” and bipartisan to make him seem open…it’s a flat out lie!
When the opposition party leadership has effectively shut Republicans out of the process…and even Democrats out of the process…you bet they will come out four square against it.
In June 2009 two spokesmen for the GOP responded to these charges in a piece titled, “Ten GOP Health Ideas for Obama,” By Newt Gingrich and John C. Goodman. Its posted at Save Your Rights
Republicans have passed over forty bills in the House that could help businesses to create jobs. these bills have been prevented from being considered by republican and Democrat Senators by harry Reid who acts as Obama’s blocker. The radical leadership is a “my way or the highway” team and their strategy makes it clear they have no intention of working with republicans or giving them a place at the table in real discussion.
Dewey “Where was the healthcare law formed? LOL Heritage Foundation”
Ideas were formed at the HF but Obamacare is another animal altogether.
The radical, agenda driven Democrat leadership took a few good ideas, and a few bad ones later acknowledged by the HF, added thousands of pages of taxes and legislation, gave unprecedented power to an unelected body and the HHS secretary, sprinkled in their own ideas, like free contraceptives for women and floated it as a beneficial plan.
It’s crap.
You may register as an independent Dewey but your opinions and attitudes are all extreme left wing or radical anarchist.
Your knowledge of conservative ideas is also “crap”.
Harriet! Great memory…we posted that video with Dr. Beller when she first made the comments. She was absolutely spot on then…nothng has changed but the agony Americans are feeling.
Loved the ad on “compromise” too…very clever!
Did anyone hear about the great job Scott Walker’s doing up there in Wisconsin? Didn’t think so. He was all over the news when the Dems was trying to get rid of him, but now that he has almost a billion dollar surplus and wants to give it back to the tax payers the media has gone silent.
Thank God for the internet.
Wisconsin budget surplus hits $977 million:
Wisconsin budget surplus tops $977 million; Walker to unveil tax cut plan next week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s net budget surplus grew to nearly $1 billion, money that Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders are eyeing for income and property tax cuts.
The net total surplus of $977 million was fueled by $893 million in tax collections above earlier projections, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported Thursday.
News of the surplus, expected for weeks but larger than many anticipated, will set off a feeding frenzy in the Capitol among lobbyists, special interest groups and lawmakers all trying to spend a piece of the pie.
“The additional revenue should be returned to taxpayers because it’s their money, and my administration will work with the Legislature to determine the most prudent course of action,” Walker said in a statement.”
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-budget-surplus-hits-977-205131182.html
#4 Jim, Remember the Dems had control of both houses in Congress. The TV cameras showed the Dems were meeting behind locked doors. They would come running out to go vote on the House/Senate floor and then hurry back in.
They kept the Republicans out, rejected their input and rammed the bill through while they had total control.
Scott Walker is doing a bang up job for the people of Wisconsin. I understand that many of the school districts report that their budgets have greatly improved with the benefit going to the class rooms!
Quite a number of Republican governors have had success with their policies; many of them reporting much improved job numbers…that has certainly helped the national unemployment number which declined slightly.
Did you know that the Republicans have at least forty possible Presidential candidates from which to choose, most of them quite young. We will have strong candidates for years to come…can the Dems claim as much?
Tina you are plain wrong. Maybe you should read the bill.
The new Tea Party Plan?…..their entire plan for fixing the old broken healthcare system, is to go back to the old broken healthcare system.
Bottom Line is they want more corruption and profit.
Even Romney’s team was consulted.
Just exactly which section of the bill bothers you the most? Ya know actual language of the bill. I know it will need some tuning as we go along but I have yet to see any real language or discussion on the ACA here. Just the same old repeated Propaganda.
Personally I have a better plan and feel no sorrow for people in Tea Party Gov states who got ripped by their gov’s not participating. Let them pay more after all that is their elected choice!
I sure hop no tea party members are on medicare while voting to get rid of it
This plan looks a lot like Obamacare. It gets rid of the individual mandate and lowers the subsidy income level. It also gets rid of the provision that people with pre-existing conditions have to be covered. It still allows “kids” to stay on their parents health insurance until age 26. I don’t see a whole lot of difference here and I don’t know why it took forever to come out with this.
Obamacare is designed to provide affordable coverage to those who don’t have insurance. The problem is many of us do have insurance but it still costs a fortune and when we use it we have to pay even more out of pocket. I pay $45 to go to the doctor on top of my monthly premium which is almost $1,000 for family coverage. If we need surgery or hospitalization I have a deductible. Once again we are doing everything for the people not in the middle class.
#15 Tina: “Did you know that the Republicans have at least forty possible Presidential candidates..”
Yes, I heard about it on The Blaze and Fox. I’m sure none of the other stations covered it. Really is a good pool and even has Susana Martinez and Nikki Haley on it. Right now the top of the list for me is Ted Cruz.
I’d love to see the whole slate set up during the election and include the cabinet. There are individuals I’d like to see serve as AJ and Sec. of Defense, etc. I think it would pull in votes too to see people voters really like and know they’ll be a part of the team.
Princess: “I don’t see a whole lot of difference here and I don’t know why it took forever to come out with this.”
Oooh, oooh, oooh! I know! I know! (Can you see me bouncing in the chair?)
It’s because, until very recently … until the denouement of the government shutdown, in fact … those Republican legislators and denizens of Bubbleland, who flatly refused to participate, except to obstruct the development of the legislation (Tina’s attempts to revise recent history notwithstanding), thought that they would be able simply to irradicate the legislation.
Finally, they have realized that, while the citizens are not thrilled with the ACA, nobody is interested in going back to those “good old days” … cause they were horrible, actually.
And so … the Repugs, finally, have an alternate plan! … which does look astonishingly like the ACA.
Yawn.
Libby you and Dewey are amazing. First you insist that Obamacare was basically stolen from a conservative think tank, then you attempt to float the notion that republicans have never had a plan.
Which is it?
The progressives took the republican ideas and added tons of socialist bureaucratic controls, heavy taxes, and thousands of pages of expensive punishing regulations. They turned easy remedies into a piece of nightmarish crap.
Apparently Moody’s has downgraded the rating for health insurers and is blaming the lower rating on Obamacare:
The goal all along, as many on the left have revealed, is SINGLE PAYER like they have in England.
Has anyone read about the recent developments in the oft celebrated HHS in England? The healthcare system is deep in debt:
This on top of reports over the last few years of poor conditions in hospitals and patients being denied basic services and treatments or being forced to wait for months for treatment.
Guess what? It’s not going all the well in Massachusetts either.
“First you insist that Obamacare was basically stolen from a conservative think tank, ….”
It was! Romney-Care Revisited, that’s what we got. Which is better than nothing … but single-payer, this is the Holy Grail … and we will get there yet!