Dentali wrote:"In short, repeal and replace. I'm getting some details together now... obviously its going to be hefty."
"I will not deny the necessity of Healthcare reform, the ACA was a travesty but the issue it addressed, the need for more healthcare, better healthcare was and is a real need. 71% of Americans say healthcare is in crisis. The solution however is not more government control.”
"The government should not be picking winners and losers in healthcare. We need individuals and patients in the driver seat. In every industry where companies compete choices and innovation increase, prices and barriers to access come down. Healthcare needs a similar approach, that will not have immediately but even small steps can have huge impacts. Our objectives must be, Patient-centered, consumer driven reform, based on choice that spurs innovation in care.”
“Lets let consumers pick from a wide array of options, direct primary care, short term plans, catastrophic coverage, or cadillac coverage. Everyone getting government dollars for healthcare gets to choose how to use those dollars instead of a government bureaucrat. The ACA had a structure that gave insurance companies control over subsidies which allowed them to raise prices. Giving the money directly to consumers will allow them to pick the quality private coverage of their choice.”
“The ACA has federal spending increases dollar for dollar with premium hikes and unlimited Medicaid spending. The path forward needs to do away with regulation dictating the products consumers can buy, and we need to ensure that insurers do not charge unfairly high premiums to individuals by throwing them all into a single risk pool. Do this plus we increase access things like telemedicine, nurse practitioners and generics.”
"We also need to devolve things more to the states so its easier to pass legislation like Carolina Choice Care. I'm working with members of the Republican Study Committee on a plan currently that would protect vulnerable Americans – including those with pre-existing conditions, chronic illness, and serious health issues – while reducing premiums, deductibles, and overall health care costs."
"I'm interested to look at the whole program you have in mind in full. It'll be a beast of a policy package but that's healthcare for you." Having been partly responsible for killing Wolf's repeal-and-replace efforts, she took healthcare seriously. Richardson's replacement needed to be fit to take Bahariacare's place to work. "If the Republicans still have control of the Senate, would you... consider pressuring (not-Kavanagh) to retire if possible? Behind closed doors."
