The GOP is finally realizing that a quick repeal of Obamacare was never a realistic goal. To quickly repeal it would lead to even more chaos in the health care insurance field than there already is, and no Republican wants to be responsible for large numbers of American losing what they already have.
This is why I’m in favor of a slow examination of the law, and gradual implementation of a new system, which may or may not involve keeping the better parts of the ACA.
Caution is warranted, not speed, when it comes to health care. The repeal of Obamacare cannot be done by Executive Order alone, which is as it should be. It took an act of Congress to pass the ACA, and the repeal or replacement has to follow the same course.
Whatever they do, at the end of the process, people need to have access to health insurance, whether by mandate or by their own volition, and it can’t involve raising premiums much higher than they are now. A decrease in premiums would be very welcome news, especially in states that have had huge increases in premiums.
Oh, and an $89,000 medication? I think not. A $600 epipen injector that’s available in Britain for $69? That kind of health care robbery has to end. The $89,000 drug is available overseas for $1,200 and has been for years.
Proceed with caution, GOP.
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