Thursday
May142009
GOP: No Third Party For Health Care Decisions
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 10:01AM
By Celia Canon- Talk Radio News Service
The House Republicans announced their official, common-ground position on the health care reform debate today, rejecting bureaucratic participation in their decision-making process.
House Minority Leader John Boehner said the GOP wants “A system (where) everyone has access to coverage, and a system that people can afford, and a system that focuses on quality.”
In order to achieve this, Republicans believe that there should be no third party involvement, Boehner announced.
“We want to make sure that health care decisions remain between a patient and a physician, not a bureaucrat,” said Boehner.
The debate over health care reform has intensified since the election of President Barack Obama. Health care reform has been one of the primary concerns of his campaign.
Tom Price, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said that market forces and the competition were a better alternative than the public plan.
“If the government's defining what qualifies as health insurance, that means that the bureaucrats are deciding what individuals are going to receive in their health package,” said Price.
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz) said that “This idea of having choice for individuals actually helps bring down the costs because they know that in a year they might choice another plan”, referring to the advantages of Medicare’s Plan D.
Rep. Ginni Brown-Waite (R-Fla) said: “The health care insurance as we know it would cease to exist because the government would price its product less.”
Boehner called for the Democrats’ attention on cooperating for the reform, saying “ We continue to be here, we continue to reach out to you we want this to be a bipartisan effort but in order for it to be a bipartisan effort, you need to talk to us, but that isn’t happening”
The House Republicans announced their official, common-ground position on the health care reform debate today, rejecting bureaucratic participation in their decision-making process.
House Minority Leader John Boehner said the GOP wants “A system (where) everyone has access to coverage, and a system that people can afford, and a system that focuses on quality.”
In order to achieve this, Republicans believe that there should be no third party involvement, Boehner announced.
“We want to make sure that health care decisions remain between a patient and a physician, not a bureaucrat,” said Boehner.
The debate over health care reform has intensified since the election of President Barack Obama. Health care reform has been one of the primary concerns of his campaign.
Tom Price, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said that market forces and the competition were a better alternative than the public plan.
“If the government's defining what qualifies as health insurance, that means that the bureaucrats are deciding what individuals are going to receive in their health package,” said Price.
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz) said that “This idea of having choice for individuals actually helps bring down the costs because they know that in a year they might choice another plan”, referring to the advantages of Medicare’s Plan D.
Rep. Ginni Brown-Waite (R-Fla) said: “The health care insurance as we know it would cease to exist because the government would price its product less.”
Boehner called for the Democrats’ attention on cooperating for the reform, saying “ We continue to be here, we continue to reach out to you we want this to be a bipartisan effort but in order for it to be a bipartisan effort, you need to talk to us, but that isn’t happening”
Sunset Caucus To Shed Light On Government Spending
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) introduced the formation of the Sunset Caucus today. Rep Tom Price (R-Ga.), the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee described the Sunset Caucus as “A new inititive that will continue to bring sensibility to Washington spending.” The Sunset Caucus is made up of Republican House Representatives from across the U.S. including Kevin Brady (R-Texas) who is the co-chairman, and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va).
The members of the Sunset Caucus plan to review certain federal programs and end those deemed wasteful, inefficient, or dangerous. Goodlatte named one program he was anxious to cut.
“The visa lottery program was established in 1990 and awards approximately fifty-thousand permanent resident visas to foreign nationals each year. The State Department’s Inspector General has testified that this program poses a serious national security threat to the U.S," said Goodlatte.
Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) spoke about against funds going towards the island nation of Palau.
“Our government pledged $200 million in development assistance to Palau. That comes to $12 million per individual detainee. That's $200 million equals the annual college tuition for over 2,000 students," Posey stated. "The new slogan for Palau will be: Come tan with the terrorists and pay low.”
For information about the RSC or the Sunset Caucus visit www.rsc.price.house.gov