Well it's about time they put something forward. I like the ideas put forth, doesn't punish people for NOT doing something and instead rewards them, as it should've been to begin with.
"U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina entered the conversation earlier this year when he and fellow Republicans Orrin Hatch of Utah and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma introduced what they call the Patient CARE Act. Their goal is to, first, repeal Obamacare and, second, to enact their alternative.
Their plan promises popular features: It makes sure patients with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. It does away with lifetime limits. It lets young adults stay on their parents’ plans until age 26. It offers government assistance so coverage is more affordable for people with modest incomes. All borrowed from Obamacare.
In other respects, it’s vastly different. It doesn’t require Americans to purchase medical insurance but instead relies on incentives in the form of tax credits and also protection from being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions — but only if they sign up during specified open enrollment periods. That means, if they don’t sign up, those with pre-existing conditions might never get coverage."...
"Consumers could obtain less-expensive policies because insurance companies would not be required to offer as much coverage as the ACA requires. Younger people would save even more because older consumers could be charged up to five times as much for their coverage, as opposed to three times as much under the ACA."
https://www.tricities.com/news/opinion_columns/article_5bb0086a-c1c1-11e3-b61e-0017a43b2370.html
"U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina entered the conversation earlier this year when he and fellow Republicans Orrin Hatch of Utah and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma introduced what they call the Patient CARE Act. Their goal is to, first, repeal Obamacare and, second, to enact their alternative.
Their plan promises popular features: It makes sure patients with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. It does away with lifetime limits. It lets young adults stay on their parents’ plans until age 26. It offers government assistance so coverage is more affordable for people with modest incomes. All borrowed from Obamacare.
In other respects, it’s vastly different. It doesn’t require Americans to purchase medical insurance but instead relies on incentives in the form of tax credits and also protection from being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions — but only if they sign up during specified open enrollment periods. That means, if they don’t sign up, those with pre-existing conditions might never get coverage."...
"Consumers could obtain less-expensive policies because insurance companies would not be required to offer as much coverage as the ACA requires. Younger people would save even more because older consumers could be charged up to five times as much for their coverage, as opposed to three times as much under the ACA."
https://www.tricities.com/news/opinion_columns/article_5bb0086a-c1c1-11e3-b61e-0017a43b2370.html
