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Speaker Pelosi’s Gov’t Takeover of Health Care
2,032 pages, $1.3 trillion (and counting)
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GOP’s Common-Sense Health Care Plan
219 pages, $61 billion
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Does It Lower Premiums?
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NO. Individuals and families would pay higher premiums under the government-run health care plan created by Speaker Pelosi’s bill, according to estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO.)
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YES. Families’ premiums under the GOP plan would be nearly $5,000 lower than under Speaker Pelosi’s bill, according to CBO estimates.
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Does It Protect Jobs?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s bill requires employers to either provide “government-approved” coverage or pay a steep tax. According to a methodology developed by White House economists, these mandates – coupled with tax increases in the bill – would destroy as many as 5.5 million American jobs over the next decade.
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YES. The GOP plan protects jobs by lowering premiums for small business owners and their employees by as much as 10%, according to CBO.
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Is It Fiscally Responsible?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s $1.3 trillion (and counting) bill fails to account for a number of hidden costs, including a $210 billion Medicare “doc fix.” CBO estimates Speaker Pelosi’s bill will increase federal spending on health care by $598 billion over ten years, as well as increase federal spending on health care in the following decade.
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YES. The GOP plan would cut the deficit by $68 billion over the next 10 years, according to CBO estimates. The GOP plan is the only one that consistently reduces federal spending on health care over the next two decades.
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Does It Protect Families and Small Businesses From Massive Tax Hikes?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s bill imposes $752.6 billion in tax increases on working families, large employers, and small business owners.
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YES. The GOP plan protects family budgets.
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Does It Protect Medicare?
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NO. CBO estimates Speaker Pelosi’s bill would cut Medicare by more than $500 billion over the next 10 years.
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YES. The GOP plan protects Medicare.
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Does It Provide Sustainable Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s bill imposes an unworkable, one-size-fits-all fix through Washington mandates that will inevitably raise the cost of insurance.
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YES. The GOP plan establishes Universal Access Programs to help guarantee access to affordable coverage, including for individuals with pre-existing conditions.
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Does It Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Coverage of Illegal Immigrants?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s bill would actually cover 2.5 million MORE illegal immigrants than House Democrats’ original proposal, according to CBO estimates.
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YES. The GOP plan explicitly prevents illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer subsidies.
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Does It Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Abortions?
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NO. Under Speaker Pelosi's bill, the government-run health care plan is authorized to cover elective abortions by way of a “monthly abortion premium.”
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YES. The GOP plan codifies the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions.
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Does It Protect The Doctor-Patient Relationship and Prevent Rationed Care?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s bill creates 118 offices, bureaus, commissions, programs, and bureaucracies charged with such obligations as “establishing waiting lists” and determining “categories of covered treatments.”
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YES. The GOP plan strengthens the doctor-patient relationship and prevents rationed care by making care more affordable and accessible.
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Does It Tackle Junk Lawsuits?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s bill fails to meaningfully address the need to put an end to junk lawsuits that contribute to higher health care costs.
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YES. The GOP plan implements reforms that will protect doctors from a feeding frenzy of trial lawyers.
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Does It Protect State Budgets?
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NO. Speaker Pelosi’s plan includes an expansion of Medicaid that will cost cash-strapped states $34 billion over the next ten years.
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YES. The GOP plan rewards states for implementing innovative solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable.
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