Repealing the health care reform was something the Republicans pledged to America. Their side was picked by the public. This is according to the GOP. The health care law has become more of a debate most recently. Americans do not know what the health care law entails either. Republicans are glad about this. They wish to be able to use the lack of knowledge for their own purposes. Republicans cannot stop the president from vetoing things, even if they have majority in congress. Plus, the first provisions of health care reform just kicked in Sept. 23. Some of the perks are free preventive care and coverage for pre-existing conditions. Many may choose these are kind of nice in their lives.
America gets a pledge from politics
GOP’s vow is probably just an attack line as it plans to fight the health care reform as part of its Pledge to America. Derek Thompson at the Atlantic gave his ideas about this. He thinks that Republicans will not be taking Senate probably. Even if it did happen, the health care reform is safe. Obama has the power to veto anything he wants to. Thompson thinks that it will backfire if the GOP succeeds in getting the part of the bill requiring everybody to have health insurance to be repealed. Individuals will getting insurance until they have to have it. Next, with a pre-existing condition, they will sign up for health insurance that cannot be denied. Rates would end up going higher for insurance businesses. If Republicans try to defund Medicaid expansion, they’ll take away health care from millions. Reversing the cuts for Medicare will mean millions of Americans will not get the health care that cash was being saved for.
Numerous opposed to health care reform as a result of ignorance
Some polls have emboldened Republicans for making the promise of repeal. United States voters that “somewhat” favor repeal are only at 61 percent, says a Rasmussen Reports survey. That’s the highest level of opposition measured since late May. The public does not know what it going on, as outlined by Kavita Pavel at CNN. She states 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. Free preventive care was something only half even knew was part of the health care reform. Even less could identify any of the law’s protections that went into effect September 23. 25 percent of Americans thought that their health care would be decided by a government panel as outlined by an Associated Press poll, says Kavita.
No truths coming out in health care reform discussion
A health care reform is fiscally irresponsible, claims Republicans. There is going to be a two-thirds increase in health care by 2019, whether or not the health care reform happens. This comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. USA Today explains that the law isn’t supposed to curb spending. It will be responsible for ending abuses by insurance companies. The law will make health insurance more accessible though. 32.5 million more people could be able to get it. More solutions to keep health care costs from going up are needed in the health care reform, says USA Today. An honest discussion would have to be had between Republicans and Democrats. This would be about the health care reform. That will probably not happen.
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
