Broun Introduces Legislation to Repeal Obamacare and Replace with Bipartisan Solutions

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

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Broun Introduces Legislation to Repeal Obamacare and Replace with Bipartisan Solutions

(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Paul Broun, M.D. (GA-10) recently introduced a bill, H.R. 5421, to repeal Obamacare and replace it with four commonsense solutions:

"Since President Obama signed the bill into law on March 23, Americans have seen what 'change' looks like, and it is not a healthy picture," said Broun. "After much discussion with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I have introduced a bill that repeals Obamacare and replaces it with four commonsense solutions that Democrats and Republicans can support. Rather than throw money at the problem, we need to implement reforms that truly lower costs without placing a financial burden on future generations."

Broun's bill would repeal the recently-passed health care law and replace it with the following reforms:

1.Allow individuals to deduct 100 percent of their health care expenses, including insurance;

2.Strengthen and expand new avenues for affordable health care for sick Americans through high-risk pools;

3.Expand choice and competition by allowing consumers to shop for health insurance across state lines;

4.And create association health plans, which would allow businesses, individuals and any entity to form pools that will increase availability and allow their sheer size to negotiate lower costs for their employees or members.

For more information, check out Broun's oped on RedState.