Ditch ObamaCare and Start Over

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama implored Congress to pass through a massive health care bill that would forever change one-sixth of the nations economy. This flies in the face a growing opposition from many Americans who dont want ObamaCare. Instead of ramming through an unpopular bill, Congress should drop ObamaCare and start over with smaller efforts that garner bipartisan support. Heritage health policy expert Robert Moffit lays out conservative health reform approaches that have resonated across both aisles:

Changing the federal tax treatment of health insurance to help American workers who dont or cant get health coverage at work — thus making health insurance more affordable for everyone
Allowing consumers to buy health plans across state lines
Letting the states take the lead with creating innovative health reform efforts.

These step-by-step approaches allow for improvements without upheaval in our nations health care sector.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• White House
• State of the Union address
• health insurance
• states
• interstate commerce
• bipartisan support
• ObamaCare
• public opinion
• Massachusetts election

[Animeten]

America pays the most and has the fattest unhealthy people. Get your facts straight.

[Stwatubes]

OK, you are a total moron. America has the best health care system in the world. That's also why it costs so much. If we improve the quality of health care even more, as you suggest, the cost will go through the roof.

[sheepburn]

People are not neglecting to buy health care - that's a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem. Yes, for many people it IS unaffordable, but unless you are talking about tax cuts in the tens of thousands of dollars per person (unrealistic), that does nothing for even that group. The MAIN issue is that private insurance drops/ refuses to cover some individuals, so when they go to the ER, we ALL pick up the cost of uninsured where access to preventative medicine could have covered it.