Michael Steele Visit
For those readers who had not heard, my office had the rare opportunity and honor to host a private roundtable discussion with Michael Steele (the RNC Chairman) and with local republican leaders as well as local business owners and citizens.
Mr. Steele was extremely gracious in his short visit and was very motivating to our local Republican leaders. He spoke on the current healthcare debate and reiterated some of the Republican ideas that have been presented. They are similar to what I have posted before and include some of the following:
Implement tax code changes to give individuals tax breaks similar to companies eliminating the need to tie insurance to a particular job.
Too many patient who qualify for benefits under one of the federal or state plans either cannot or do not get signed up because of too much government bureaucracy. This needs to be simplified and streamlined
Reduce government mandates on insurance companies which now total around 1901. This would allow insurance companies to customize plans so people only bought what they needed or wanted. Why should a young healthy male need a personal policy that covers OB care.
Remove limitations on across-state-line purchases of health plans which would increase competition; bringing prices down.
Expand HSA, MSA accounts giving individuals control of their healthcare dollar
Implement some tort reform of which there is none mentioned in the nearly 1200 pages of the HR 3200 bill.
Allow vouchers for those truly in need of health insurance and allow them to purchase a policy through the free market just like everyone else.
Some of the media clips are linked here:
1. WISH-TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnAUZegvlLE
2. WLKY-TV: http://www.wlky.com/news/20706024/detail.html (VIDEO ON SITE)
3. WAVE-TV: http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=11041579 (VIDEO ON SITE)
4. FOX 41-TV: http://www.fox41.com/global/story.asp?s=11041945 (VIDEO ON SITE)
5. Louisville Courier-Journal: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090903/NEWS02/909030362/
6. News and Tribune: http://www.newsandtribune.com/local/local_story_246223542.html
Mr. Steele was extremely gracious in his short visit and was very motivating to our local Republican leaders. He spoke on the current healthcare debate and reiterated some of the Republican ideas that have been presented. They are similar to what I have posted before and include some of the following:
Implement tax code changes to give individuals tax breaks similar to companies eliminating the need to tie insurance to a particular job.
Too many patient who qualify for benefits under one of the federal or state plans either cannot or do not get signed up because of too much government bureaucracy. This needs to be simplified and streamlined
Reduce government mandates on insurance companies which now total around 1901. This would allow insurance companies to customize plans so people only bought what they needed or wanted. Why should a young healthy male need a personal policy that covers OB care.
Remove limitations on across-state-line purchases of health plans which would increase competition; bringing prices down.
Expand HSA, MSA accounts giving individuals control of their healthcare dollar
Implement some tort reform of which there is none mentioned in the nearly 1200 pages of the HR 3200 bill.
Allow vouchers for those truly in need of health insurance and allow them to purchase a policy through the free market just like everyone else.
Some of the media clips are linked here:
1. WISH-TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnAUZegvlLE
2. WLKY-TV: http://www.wlky.com/news/20706024/detail.html (VIDEO ON SITE)
3. WAVE-TV: http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=11041579 (VIDEO ON SITE)
4. FOX 41-TV: http://www.fox41.com/global/story.asp?s=11041945 (VIDEO ON SITE)
5. Louisville Courier-Journal: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090903/NEWS02/909030362/
6. News and Tribune: http://www.newsandtribune.com/local/local_story_246223542.html
Labels: healthcare reform, Steele
posted by Anonymous at 5:13 AM
6 Comments:
You forgot this media link. I include it because I know you wouldn't want to be accused to being unfair and imbalanced:
http://cityofnewalbany.blogspot.com/2009/09/deep-end-im-not-at-all-sure-can-i-go.html
It begins with a link to the Facebook announcement requesting people to come and protest the visit, and then includes my own, personal remarks:
"Longtime NAC readers will recognize this medical practice as that of Healthblogger, who formerly blogged about medicine, and now generally (and very often with outright virulence bordering on malice) savages Barack Obama to gleeful applause from the right.
"I offer this information with a sense of bemusement ... and profound sadness. Those of you who know me well will understand what I mean by it. I'm standing at a crossroads, and to be honest, the proper path isn't clear.
"Gee, who'd ever think that an atheist like me could be suffering through such a profound moral quandary?"
"of being unfair and imbalanced"
The majority of Americans are in agreement with Obama's ultimate goals for healthcare. They do not however have any confidence that his stock response, a huge federal government program, can effectively or efficiently attain those goals.
The question is: Does this pony know any other tricks?
What are Obama's goals for health care reform? It seems that no one knows for sure. I guess that is why is going to address congress and the nation on Wednesday night? He is going to attempt to bring some organization to the current chaos - according to the media. I hope you has more to say than he has in the past when he relied on his good looks and messianic aura to fool the Liberals of this country.
Conservatives also want healthcare for everyone.
We just have a much better way to accomplish the goal without expanding government or trying to take over the system
Conservative GOPS have also bee responsible in slashing funding to community health centers.
Is this part of the plan to provide healthcare to everyone? Close the clinics for the uninsured and send them packing to the local ER everytime they have a cold or need refills of Lipitor?
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