Kansas Common Sense - We Can Do Better Than Obamacare

Statement

The failure of the HealthCare.gov website has captured a lot of attention this past month, but the the real cost and consequence of Obamacare is much greater. I wish the problems with Obamacare could be solved by simply fixing this website, but that is not the case. The troubles of this law run much deeper. On Thursday, I spoke on the Senate floor about these problems as well as the things we can do to actually improve health care in this country and reduce costs.

The fact that millions of Americans are losing their health coverage is not an unintended consequence of Obamacare or even an unfortunate accident--it is the result of the law working just as its authors expected. Obamacare takes the freedom to make health care decisions for you and your family and gives it to the federal government. And despite the headaches, frustration and anger the American people are experiencing right now, the Obama Administration is unlikely to offer any real relief, because doing so would risk the entire scheme Obamacare was designed to put in place. This is why I believe Obamacare needs to be repealed and replaced.

In my speech, I outline a series of practical health care reforms that embrace freedom and empower individuals without trampling freedoms, increasing costs, or expanding the reach and power of the federal government.

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