Replace it with what? The Dems have no other ideas, so for them it’s Obamacare or nothing. For the Republicans it’s nothing. So Buffet’s argument is flawed to begin with.
GOOD!!! The federal government has no business running health care to BEGIN WITH!
The Republicans are ready to go with the laws to replace the debacle. Actual doctors have been hard at work developing the systems.
Dr Ben Carson told the President to hid face the disaster was afoot and he had the remedy.
The proposed system will be market based rather than government based. It will include tort reform to end the lawyer predation (both plantiff and defense ae the predators on the system)
The Texas model already showed success in 30% cheaper premiums, 30% reduced actual costs, and an influx of doctors.
It’s easy:
Tax free HSAs,
Tax free catastropic health insurance premiums,
Tort reform,
interstate insurance competition.
Well actually the Republicans had several good ideas both the democrats and media (well, they’re actually the same!) completely ignored.
One was allowing insurance to be sold across state boundaries. This would allow the marketplace to be used to its full potential and ensure the costs could be shared across far more subscribers.
How about the Republican idea of making health insurance completely portable so workers can take their plans with them from job to job. This means giving individuals who buy coverage for themselves a tax advantage similar to the one that employers enjoy when they cover employees.
How about reining in frivolous, expensive lawsuits that keep doctors performing hundreds of unnecessary tests to keep lawsuits away? Tort reform would go a long way to lower costs.
All three of these were advocated by Republicans.