Health Care
Our healthcare delivery system is incredibly complex, but I believe that free-market solutions, not government-managed care, will result in better outcomes for all.
I believe we have a moral obligation to continue looking for ways to provide basic health care for the weakest and most vulnerable among us; however, I do not support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
This government-run healthcare system costs trillions of dollars, cuts benefits to our seniors, causes job losses and drives down the quality of care for millions of American families. In addition, it forces business owners to provide so-called healthcare services that violate their religious beliefs. As Congress continues the discussion of our healthcare system, I am hopeful that lawmakers will focus on solutions that truly resonate with the American people.
Portability of health coverage, state based high risk pools and medical malpractice reform are long-standing principles I have embraced as part of any reform to our healthcare system. I am supportive of legislation, like the American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 (AHCA), that expands federal support for state high risk pools, which are crucial in insuring those who need health insurance most. Unlike PPACA, which created an already-oversubscribed federal high risk pool, AHCA returns those concerns to the states, provides the necessary funding to sustain them and caps the premiums in those plans. Additionally, AHCA provides new tax incentives so that if one becomes unemployed, that individual will not necessarily lose his or her existing health insurance.
Our healthcare delivery system is incredibly complex, but I believe that free-market solutions, not government-managed care, will result in better outcomes for all.