Health Care

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The health care delivery system in the United States is in need of reform.   Health care costs continue to escalate as businesses and families see more of their budgets consumed by health expenses.  Access and affordability of health care are paramount to solving the health care crisis facing our country.  It is essential that we approach these issues with common sense and with the best interests of the American people at heart.

Unfortunately, I believe ObamaCare would be disastrous for Americans and further cripple our economy. This law moves America’s health care system in the wrong direction, transferring decisions about your family’s health care from you to Washington bureaucrats. The federal government should not be interfering with decisions on what doctors to see and how to spend family health care dollars. The majority of Americans continue to oppose the new law and that's why I voted against its passage in March and voted to repeal it today.

The White House and Congressional Democrats plan creates unprecedented mandates, new taxes, expensive entitlement expansions, and adds unworkable and costly insurance provisions.  Equally importantly, this law fails to address the rising costs that place quality health care out of reach for many Americans.

We still need to reform our health care system.  Many still lack affordable coverage due to a pre-existing condition and costs are still rising.  But, there are better ways to increase quality coverage for Americans who lack access.  Congress can repeal and replace this law with legislation that ensures that individuals with pre-existing conditions receive access to affordable care, allows people to shop across state lines for more competitive insurance rates, and allows small businesses to join together so they can provide more affordable, quality coverage for their employees in the same way that large corporations and unions can. 

Republicans have offered alternatives every step of the way to increase the number of Americans with access to health care while allowing those who are satisfied with their health care coverage to keep it. Reforming health care is an issue that affects every single American and something that should be done in a bipartisan, open and logical manner.

Olson Op/Ed on Health Care Mandate
GOP’s proactive steps lessen impact of ‘intrusive’ health care mandate - Bay Area Citizen 02/07/12

Olson Op/Ed on Problems with Obamacare

Projected cost of president's healthcare plan skyrockets - Bay Area Citizen 03/19/12

Olson Op/Ed on Supreme Court Decision to uphold Healthcare Law
Voters must now decide future of healthcare law - The Hill 07/10/12

Olson Op/Ed on the Future of American Healthcare
Obama’s reforms will lead to ruin - The Hill 08/01/12

Health Care Issue Bills Supported by Rep. Olson:

1. H.R.2960: National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act

Sponsor: Rep Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (introduced 9/15/2011)      Cosponsors: 20

2. H.R.3269: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (introduced 10/27/2011)      Cosponsors: 208

3. H.R.3511: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (introduced 11/29/2011)      Cosponsors: 4

4. H.R.2: Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act

Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] (introduced 1/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 182

5. H.R.5: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] (introduced 1/24/2011)      Cosponsors: 134

6. H.R.154: Defund the Individual Mandate Act

Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (introduced 1/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 58

7. H.R.360: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice-President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff.

Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (introduced 1/20/2011)      Cosponsors: 45

8. H.R.371: Health Care Choice Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] (introduced 1/20/2011)      Cosponsors: 151

9. H.R.436: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (introduced 1/25/2011)      Cosponsors: 229

10. H.R.452: Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (introduced 1/26/2011)      Cosponsors: 234

11. H.R.816: Provider Shield Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors: 22

12. H.R.896: Medical Justice Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (introduced 3/3/2011)      Cosponsors: 12

13. H.R.984: Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] (introduced 3/9/2011)      Cosponsors: 84

14. H.R.1159: To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests.

Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] (introduced 3/17/2011)      Cosponsors: 25

15. H.R.1206: Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] (introduced 3/17/2011)      Cosponsors: 188

16. H.R.1370: To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Sponsor: Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] (introduced 4/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 118

17. H.R.1479: Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011

Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] (introduced 4/12/2011)      Cosponsors: 61

18. H.R.1580: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] (introduced 4/15/2011)      Cosponsors: 73

19. H.R.2500: Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act

Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (introduced 7/12/2011)      Cosponsors: 74

19. H.R.3032: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (introduced 9/22/2011)      Cosponsors: 14

20. H.R.3059: Creating Hope Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (introduced 9/23/2011)      Cosponsors: 145

21. H.R.3067: Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] (introduced 9/26/2011)      Cosponsors: 111

22. H.RES.475: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.

Sponsor: Rep Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (introduced 11/29/2011)      Cosponsors: 80