01-20-2010, 04:22 PM
Well, here's the Republican plan http://www.gop.gov/solutions/healthcare:
Note that there's no requirement for accepting pre-existing conditions, and that tort "reform" is one of the main points. It also leaves the insurance companies free to decide what is and isn't medically necessary.
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.
Number three: give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower health care costs.
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.
Note that there's no requirement for accepting pre-existing conditions, and that tort "reform" is one of the main points. It also leaves the insurance companies free to decide what is and isn't medically necessary.