HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

A Common-Sense Alternative to a Government Takeover of Health Care

Delivering the weekly Republican address, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) outlined Republicans’ plan to make health care more accessible and affordable for American families at a price our nation can afford.

Leader Boehner’s address highlights the differences between Republicans’ smart, fiscally responsible reforms and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) 1,990-page government takeover of health care.  More on Republicans’ common-sense health care solutions is available at http://healthcare.gop.gov.An excerpt of the speech follows:

We first released our health care plan in June, and over the last six months, we have introduced at least eight bills that, taken together, would implement this blueprint.  You can go right now to healthcare.gop.gov and get all the details, but for now, I just want to share with you four ideas Republicans have proposed:

Number one: let families and businesses buy health insurance across state lines;

Number two: allow individuals, small businesses, and trade associations to pool together and acquire health insurance at lower prices, the same way large corporations and labor unions do today;

Number three: give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower health care costs; and

Number four: end junk lawsuits that contribute to higher health care costs by increasing the number of tests and procedures that physicians sometimes order not because they think it’s good medicine, but because they are afraid of being sued.

These are four smart, fiscally-responsible reforms that we can implement today to lower costs and expand access at a price our nation can afford.  Again, you can learn more about these and all the health care initiatives Republicans have supported by visiting healthcare.gop.gov.

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One Response to “A Common-Sense Alternative to a Government Takeover of Health Care”

1. Diann Butlak Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 9:52 am

   The four ideas proposed by Republicans for Health Care Reform need to be written into legislative language and PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES! ‘

   Since the Speaker will not bring such legislation to the floor, take it directly to THE PEOPLE who are desperate to see it tangibly and SUPPORT IT ! We’re counting on YOU to stop this current bill that will surely ruin our Republic !!

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