Repealing the health care reform was something the Republicans pledged to The United States. Their side was picked by the public. This is as outlined by the GOP. Seems like nobody can decide on the medical care law. It is getting more opposition now. Americans don’t know what the medical care law entails either. Republicans are glad about this. They wish to be able to use the ignorance for their own purposes. Even with majority in congress, Republicans can’t wish to get the president on their side. Provisions in the medical care bill began on September 23. It has already begun. People may choose they like protections like free preventive care and coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Politics promises too much to America
The GOP’s vow to repeal health care reform in its Pledge to America is likely to be nothing more than an attack line. Republicans will not take Senate probably, if you ask Derek Thompson at the Atlantic. Also, Obama has the ultimate power to veto anything that hurts the health care reform. Even if the GOP changes the bill so not everyone is needed to have medical insurance, it could backfire. Thompson sincerely believes this. Individuals will avoid getting insurance until they have to have it. Next, with a pre-existing condition, they’ll sign up for medical insurance that can’t be denied. Then insurance companies would raise prices further on everybody. the Medicaid expansion isn’t going to be defunded. If it does, millions will lose health care. If they reverse Medicare cuts, they take away savings intended to pay for millions of Americans’ health care.
Public ignorance fuels opposition to health care reform
Polls have shown up for Republicans. This is where the promise of fight comes in. Rasmussen Report did a survey of United States of America voters. Only 61 percent “somewhat” favor repeal. That’s the highest level of opposition measured since late May. Kavita Pavel at CNN said the public is confused. She says that in a recent survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, only 14 percent even knew that September 23 was when the first provisions of the law began. Half didn’t even know what was part of the health care reform. They didn’t know that free preventive care came with it. The protections that went into effect Sept. 23 weren’t known. Less than the half from before knew it. Kavita also mentioned an Associated Press poll finding that 25 percent of Americans bought the falsehood that a government panel would make decisions about their health care.
Difficult to believe there will be an honest health care reform discussion
A health care reform is fiscally irresponsible, states Republicans. Whether or not there is health care reform, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say that by 2019, health care is going to go up two thirds. USA Today explains that the law is not supposed to curb spending. It could be responsible for ending abuses by insurance companies. It also has enough cost controls to bring health care insurance coverage to an additional 32.5 million people. USA Today makes suggestions on what to add to the health care reform. The recommendation was that there need to be solutions that will keep health care at a stable rate. Republicans and Democrats would need to start talking about the health care reform more honestly though. That will probably not happen.
Additional reading
The Atlantic
theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/09/is-repealing-health-care-reform-the-next-big-debate/63504/
CNN
cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/24/patel.health.care.repeal/index.html?npt=NP1
USA Today
usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-09-13-editorial13_ST_N.htm
