The House GOP Doctors Caucus today backed the fight to repeal Obamacare and highlighted the effects of the law’s burdensome regulations with the “red-tape tower.”
Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11) “Today’s vote to repeal Obamacare is an important step in bringing the American people closer to patient-centered, affordable, quality health care. In an empty sales-pitch, President Obama promised that his law would not raise taxes, would reduce premium costs, and would allow people to keep health care plans that they liked. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Already, small businesses and families alike are bracing for higher rates, while some have lost their coverage altogether. Worse still – the recent deplorable actions at the IRS have shattered our trust that they can responsibly handle the people’s sensitive medical information. As a physician of more than 30 years, the full repeal of Obamacare remains my top priority. I will continue fighting relentlessly to protect the doctor-patient relationship and deliver Americans the care they deserve.”
Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01) “I came to this body 4 ½ years ago understanding that the greatest problem with the American health care system was cost and access. We need health care reform in this country, but we need patient-centered health care reform, where patients, their families and their physicians make health care decisions- not government bureaucrats or insurance companies. Health care should not be a partisan issue. I have never in my life seen a Republican or Democrat heart attack. I stand ready to repeal this flawed bill and work with my Democrat colleagues on health care reform that will truly work for the American people.”
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) “The Affordable Care Act is neither affordable nor provides adequate care for Americans. As a physician, I know our health care system is broken, but Washington meddling only makes it worse. No law should insert a government bureaucrat between a patient and their doctor. The president’s health care law puts too much control in the hands of the federal government, creating a complex system that emphasizes government intrusion over actual patient care.”
Rep. Paul Gosar, M.D. (AZ-04) “Obamacare is terminally sick and we need to call the time of death. This law represents the single largest tax increase in history on an already over-taxed American public. This law puts unelected bureaucrats between patients and doctors. This law has failed to achieve any of its stated goals. Policy premiums are increasing, workforce participation is decreasing, and health options are decreasing. Obamacare is so bad in fact, that in Arizona, those who have been on government healthcare the longest, Native Americans, are now seeking private options without federal interference. We should follow their lead.”
Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (GA-10) “We’re starting to see the wheels truly fall off of Obamacare. We now know that it will cost double what the President originally promised, that you can’t keep your plan if you like it, and that CMS can’t scrape up the money to implement state based exchanges. Even some of the original authors of Obamacare, like Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, have admitted that this bill is ‘a huge train wreck.’ We must continue to keep up the pressure on the Senate, the Administration, and the President to rip this healthcare nightmare out by the roots, and start over with healthcare reform that makes sense. We need to pass my Patient OPTION Act, which I am currently re-drafting, as a way to make healthcare cheaper for everyone, provide coverage for all Americans, and save Medicare from going broke.”
Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) “The American people deserve a healthcare system that is patient-centered, improves quality and access to care, and lowers costs. Unfortunately, Obamacare does none of these things. With the IRS targeting groups based on political affiliation, why would we want them running our healthcare? Obamacare was a bad idea when Washington Democrats passed it, and now we are watching the train wreck as it’s being implemented. Obamacare is clearly not the right way to go, so we need to repeal it to lay the foundation for health reform that works.”
Rep. Tim Murphy, M.D. (PA-18) “The American people were told the Affordable Care Act would cut healthcare costs by $2,500 for every family, but a new Energy and Commerce committee study reveals the truth about the President’s plan: individual premiums will go up an average of 96 percent, and even more so for young men and older women. The fact is the Affordable Care Act is simply unaffordable and needs to be repealed.”
The GOP Doctors Caucus: Utilizing medical expertise to develop patient-centered health care reforms focused on quality, access, affordability, portability, and choice.
