THE REPUBLICANS AND HEALTH CARE

In the eight years of Bush 1, no Republican touched health care issues. The Democrats then pounced on the increasing problems, but the Republicans were able to stymie health care under the Clintons. Then came Bush 2 and another eight years of doing nothing about health care. Now, Obama has been successful in cramming a health care plan down the throats of American people who do not want this atrocious program and the Republicans are trying to repeal ObamaCare.

Yes, this health care plan is terrible; however, the question is whether or not the Republicans are finally willing to put forth their own plan?

The circumstances that created the atmosphere which allowed Obama, Pelosi and Reid to perpetrate this terrible tragedy for the American people were rising insurance premiums, rising prescription costs, rising hospital costs and rising legal and medical malpractice costs for providers. If the Republicans had tackled those issues, bringing down the costs of health care and thereby making health care affordable for more people, why would we need this new government largess?

They have set about voting for repeal in the House and succeeded, but I still don’t see them coming with another plan. Are we going to go back to where we were before, with no progress in controlling health care costs, or are the Republicans going to produce some plan to get costs under control? That is the question of the day.

If the Republicans don’t produce a plan to address health care costs within the next few months, they are finished. What we Americans are demanding right now is the reduction of Congressional spending, a stronger economy, jobs and a viable plan to trash ObamaCare and reduce health care costs. They cannot fail or they are toast.

This can be accomplished while abolishing an ObamaCare machine that is going to cost us in too many ways, including more government intervention in our daily lives. We can open health insurance for sales across state lines; that’s a good idea. Without violating state rights, we can mandate that states create tort reform within their own jurisdictions and leave the details up to them. We can put a cap on profit margins for pharmaceuticals and we can create cost savings in hospitals. Part of the problem is that doctors own stock in drug companies, both own stock in hospitals and labs, hospitals and labs own stock in drug companies….they’ve all become a conglomerate of money grubbers that needs to be dismantled.

What we need to do as Americans is to put the heat on the Republicans to get off their fat posteriors and do something. Our country is in peril in many ways, and we cannot afford to have a “do nothing Congress” any longer. Someone there needs to grab the torch of leadership and to get us moving in the right direction; this could be the end of the Republican party altogether if they fail to step up to the plate.

That’s MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.