President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress -- while pushing their own health care overhauls -- have criticized Republicans as offering only opposition and no ideas for reform, but the GOP, despite the lack of media attention, has introduced three health care bills.
The three Republican bills total almost 400 pages and have been on the table since May and June.
In May, Republicans in the House and the Senate formed a bicameral coalition to produce the 130-page “Patients Choice Act of 2009.”In June, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) introduced the “Health Care Freedom Plan,” a 41-page proposal.
And in July, the Republican Study Committee, under the leadership of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), unveiled the “Empowering Patients First Act,” a 130-page plan.
Some of the provisions included in one or more of the bills include: investing in preventive medicine, an overhaul of Medicaid, reduction of abuse and fraud in the Medicare program, supplemental health insurance for low-income families, tax credits for health insurance, and a ban on federal funds being used for abortions.
However, supporters of the Democratic plans have accused Republicans of trying to derail attempts at reforming health care without having a plan of their own.
“There is no Republican health care plan out there,” Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) told Talk Radio News Service on July 31 about what he called the Republican-backed “misinformation campaign” that is slowing health care reform..
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Reps can't advocate their own bills because they are too busy yelling "socialist granny killer" and "death panel". Sadly they've become a victim of their own partis attacks just as Dems. comparing Bush to Hitler are receiving the same now. When are we going to stop all of the needless grandstanding and get down to discussing the facts?! Thats the only way an effective comprehensive plan will work.
When are we going to quit the needless grandstanding about name calling??
WE dont need a comp plan.
We dont need to loose more rights.
We dont need to be taxed more!
We dont need a bigger gov.
We dont need a 1 party control of congress....they wont listen to their constituents or the other party....or even to their conscience{what ever little they might have left!}
WE NEED GOVERNMENT REFORM!!!!!!
3:32 Where were all these concerns when Bush started the medicare drug plan we could not afford?
4:40
So if we couldn't afford a medicare drug plan, how in the name of God can we afford to insure everyone in America?
"Needless grandstanding.. get down to discussing the facts?"
Exactly the point.
The democrats in the House have been instructed by Madame Mussolini that they are NOT TO DISCUSS healthcare with Republican members.
There have been THREE alternative plans (and good ones) offered, and none have seen the light of day.
So when does the intelligent discussion start, smartmouth?
Boo hoo blah blah. It's just politics. There are more important thigns in life if you really think about it.
I'll start it right here and now. I just read S.1324, the Healthcare Freedom Plan, which is 82, not 41 pages. This is a very good plan, and a great place to start talks on. It addresses a $5k tax break for money spent on health insurance, addresses TORT reform, evening out that playing field, provides for trade across state lines, and any commissions or committees making patient care decisions must be made up of physicians in the field they are making decisions on!
Let's start there, and read the others as well. Force Congress to answer you on why this plan is a bad thing.
Joe,
I couldn't get the other two links to work.
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