UPDATE: Nonpartisan Congressional Scorekeeper: GOP Plan Lowers Premiums By Up to 10 Percent.

Today the House Republicans released their plan for reforming health care, which doesn’t raise taxes or cut Medicare like the Pelosi plan.

The Republican plan moves away from more government bureaucracy and instead builds upon our current system while lowering costs, preserving the quality of care and keeping individuals in charge of their own health care decisions.

Download the GOP Plan (.PDF Format).

The GOP plan incorporates many of the ideas Gus has advocated for months including lowering health insurance costs through tort reform, and strengthening association health plans so employers can join together to provide affordable health coverage. It also allows individuals to purchase health insurance on their own, or through their civic clubs, church or fraternal organizations, across state lines, so they have access to less costly policies.

The St. Pete Times has more:

With debate winding down in the U.S. House, the GOP today offered its own health care plan (summary here ) that focuses on reducing costs rather than extending coverage to most Americans.

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, lauded it as a "common sense approach" and asserted that focusing on lowering premiums would make coverage more accessible. He touted an emphasis on tort reform, or what the GOP calls "junk lawsuits," and said the plan left Medicare Advantage funding untouched and does not impose new taxes. "These are consensus issues," he said.