http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mccain-obamacare-replacement-bill
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Wednesday that he would introduce a bill to repeal Obamacare and replace it with his own set of reforms.
It appears to be the first comprehensive health care reform legislation that McCain has introduced during his three decades in Congress. It is composed of conservative pet policies, such as tax credits for individuals and tort reform to stem medical malpractice lawsuits. The bill comes as Republicans attempt to beat back criticism that they don't have a viable alternative to the Affordable Care Act.
McCain boasted that Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the conservative American Action Forum and the chief economic advisor to his 2008 presidential campaign, had concluded that the bill would save taxpayers $2.37 trillion in its first decade.A formal bill has not yet been filed, but McCain offered a description on the Senate floor and said it would be a companion to a bill introduced by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) in the House. The central tenet, tax credits for purchasing health coverage, was also included in McCain's 2008 presidential platform.
no credibility there this is a leap first to try and get back in the house by the resident old timer, they screwed up by saying it's packed with conservative policies that alone is a deal killer.
did they choose McCain to offer "THE PLAN" because it would be easier to throw him under the bus? DEMS need to get on the job and pick this right wing orientated psych out apart and expose every thing that is not in "we the peoples" favor, because we know it will be retread of ObamaCares with twist on the financial parts and obligations of insurance co.'s in short regulations.
His full description is below (preliminary transcript):"This legislation that I'm introducing today makes the purchase of health care financially feasible for all Americans," McCain said. "From deductions, to advanced refundable credits so that everyone has an economic incentive to purchase coverage they want for themselves and their families, not what the government forces them to buy.""In addition it allows greater choices in portability, so every health policy is owned by the patient regardless of who pays. This means the coverage would go with the person if they change or lose their job, it gives employers more flexibility in the benefits offered and provides many more coverage options for people with preexisting conditions so that no one is priced out of the market regardless of health status.""It addresses increasing costs by clamping down on abusive lawsuits, ends the practice of defensive medicine, gains significant savings from health care efficiencies, sifting out waste, fraud, and abuse and bringing our nation's budget under control," McCain continued.
okay except all this is the stuff they have supported that creates the problems with health care and the need for regulation not a plan that supports it's continuation of the status quo. these people are not for you they are for business conservative policies are why so many don't have a job or health care or a home or food and they blame you for not having what they scheme to take away from you. wake up everybody!!
