Rethinking health care while repealing Affordable Care Act
Not surprisingly, their still-emerging plans carry a distinct free-market flavor, moving health care away from what he described as a system based on decisions by "bureaucrats in
In other words, those extrapolating President-elect
Acknowledging that insurers need time to develop products, he would like to see consumers have a menu of coverage options by fall. "It's not going to be in a month, in a day or in an hour as has recently been suggested," he said.
"What we have to acknowledge is that what we have now is not working."
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"There are people who have gained access to insurance, but we have to look at a plan that is a better deal for folks."
While marketplace enrollment has seen gains this year, he said millions of Americans are still opting to pay the penalty for remaining uninsured, figuring they'll be better off.
Saying the Affordable Care Act "has not worked as advertised,"
"This is an opportunity for a conversation that we should have had seven years ago."
Steve Twedt:[email protected] or 412-263-1963.
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