| WASHINGTON, DC
– House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the
following statement after Members of the House GOP Health Care Reform
Solutions Group outlined its proposal to reduce costs and expand Americans’ access to affordable health care:
“Health
care reform is a bipartisan priority, but the Democrats’ plan for
government-run health care is not the change Americans want. Their new
government-run program will make health care more expensive, raise
taxes, ration care, and empower bureaucrats to make key medical
decisions instead of patients and doctors. It will force at least 23
million Americans to lose their current health care plan, and force
them into a massive new government-run plan that will crowd out all
competition. Middle-class families and small businesses simply don’t
support a government takeover of health care, and neither should
Congress. “House Republicans have a better plan
to reduce costs, expand access, and increase the quality of care in a
way that Americans can afford. Our plan focuses on innovative
preventive and wellness programs to help avoid serious, and costly,
illnesses. It gives states tools to design innovative programs that
make health care coverage more affordable for everyone, while providing
more Americans incentives to buy health care they cannot afford now.
Our proposal allows small businesses to band together and provide
insurance for their employees at a lower cost, just as large
corporations and unions do. And it roots out waste, fraud, and abuse
that costs taxpayers billions, while reining in junk lawsuits that make
health care more costly for everyone. “Unlike
the Democrats’ government takeover of health care, this common-sense
plan keeps patients and doctors in charge of key medical decisions. I
thank Rep. Blunt, as well as Reps. Dave Camp (R-MI), Buck McKeon
(R-CA), Joe Barton (R-TX), and all the Members of our Republican
Solutions Group for their work on this proposal, and I urge Democrats
in Washington to give it serious consideration during the health care
debate this summer.” NOTE: The plan outlined by the House Republican Health Care Reform Solutions Group, led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), is designed to: - Make quality health care coverage affordable and accessible for every American, regardless of pre-existing health conditions.
- Protect
Americans from being forced into a new government-run health care plan
that would eliminate the health care coverage that more than 100
million Americans currently receive through their job.
- Let
Americans who like their health care coverage keep it, and give all
Americans the freedom to choose the health plan that best meets their
needs.
- Ensure that medical decisions are made by patients and their doctors, not government bureaucrats.
- Improve
Americans’ lives through effective prevention, wellness, and disease
management programs, while developing new treatments and cures for
life-threatening diseases.
Boehner said the GOP
plan also maintains current law provisions regarding restrictions on
federal funding of abortion services, and does not impose mandates
either on insurance carriers or medical providers to participate in
activities that violate their religious and moral beliefs. For information on the House GOP health care reform proposal, visit the House GOP Health Care Solutions Group website HERE. For more information on the Democrats’ government takeover of health care, visit http://healthcare.gopleader.gov. |
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