Originally Posted by FloggingSully

So the republican plan is interstate commerce (can that happen without states losing their ability to regulate health insurance within them?), tort reform which has been tried in Texas but didn't lower costs at all, and more government regulations of private business? are you sure that isn't the democrats plan?

I am certain that states can work together to find a bas stadard of care good for all people and their states. With more choice and competition amongst the insures the prices will go down. Allowing one company to monopolise a state is no competition and neither is the government.

Putting a cap on cash damages, allowing Dr. to spend less on malpractice insurance allowing them to lower rates should result in lower premiums. If the cost is not passed on well I can do anything about it. I would still like to see tort reform in order to weed out junk lawsuits.

Clearly we need to regulate the insurance companies. They should not be allowed to drop people who get sick and people with pre-existing conditions need to be insured at a reasonable rate, regulation is the only way to do that. The drug companies are making a ton of money they need to be regulated as well so we can get safe and affordable medications

Originally Posted by UGLY

I am certain that states can work together to find a bas stadard of care good for all people and their states. With more choice and competition amongst the insures the prices will go down. Allowing one company to monopolise a state is no competition and neither is the government.

Putting a cap on cash damages, allowing Dr. to spend less on malpractice insurance allowing them to lower rates should result in lower premiums. If the cost is not passed on well I can do anything about it. I would still like to see tort reform in order to weed out junk lawsuits.

Clearly we need to regulate the insurance companies. They should not be allowed to drop people who get sick and people with pre-existing conditions need to be insured at a reasonable rate, regulation is the only way to do that. The drug companies are making a ton of money they need to be regulated as well so we can get safe and affordable medications

Tort reform makes sense to me, but in general the "republican" plan sounds like taking power away from the states and adding lots of Federal regulation onto private businesses.

Brown was quoted as saying that the Mass healthcare reform was "working well", but was elected on a promise to block national healthcare reform even though it has many aspects of the Massachusetts version.