"Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited plan to replace ObamaCare,
becoming the first top-tier GOP presidential candidate to make his healthcare agenda public.
In a 10 page report released Tuesday morning, the Republican governor pledges to repeal the law and replace it with a more affordable and more efficient system, which he declared would not add to the deficit, though he does not say how he would afford his “bold reforms.”
He will officially unveil his plans in a speech in Minnesota later Tuesday morning.
The biggest change would be dismantling the existing tax credits under ObamaCare and replacing it with a system that doles out federal dollars based on an individual’s age, instead of income.
For example, a person between the ages of 18 to 34 receives $1,200, while a person between the ages of 50 to 64 receives $3,000. The tax credits would only go to individuals without employer-sponsored coverage.
Unlike ObamaCare, his plan would also allow groups, such as small businesses or farmers, to band together to negotiate lower rates, and allow all individuals to purchase coverage across state lines. Both are popular Republican-backed healthcare ideas.
In line with previous GOP ideas on healthcare, Walker would rely on states to decide which healthcare reforms to implement. He would allow states to determine which plan benefits to require. It would also give states federal grants to expand high-risk pools to ensure people with existing-conditions don't lose coverage – keeping in place one of the most popular pieces of ObamaCare.
States would also be on the hook for certain Medicaid reforms – a program that he said absorbs many of the country’s new healthcare customers under ObamaCare. Walker promised to move away from the current “open-ended matching program” and instead creating a specific state contribution.
While his plan lacks specifics about how it would reduce costs overall, he pledges to lower premiums up to 25 percent “by eliminating ObamaCare’s regulations and by encouraging real competition.”
He also promises to reward individuals with $1,000 if they sign up for the tax-deductible Health Savings Accounts, which are typically used by individuals and families with high-deductible plans." msn
In a 10 page report released Tuesday morning, the Republican governor pledges to repeal the law and replace it with a more affordable and more efficient system, which he declared would not add to the deficit, though he does not say how he would afford his “bold reforms.”
He will officially unveil his plans in a speech in Minnesota later Tuesday morning.
The biggest change would be dismantling the existing tax credits under ObamaCare and replacing it with a system that doles out federal dollars based on an individual’s age, instead of income.
For example, a person between the ages of 18 to 34 receives $1,200, while a person between the ages of 50 to 64 receives $3,000. The tax credits would only go to individuals without employer-sponsored coverage.
Unlike ObamaCare, his plan would also allow groups, such as small businesses or farmers, to band together to negotiate lower rates, and allow all individuals to purchase coverage across state lines. Both are popular Republican-backed healthcare ideas.
In line with previous GOP ideas on healthcare, Walker would rely on states to decide which healthcare reforms to implement. He would allow states to determine which plan benefits to require. It would also give states federal grants to expand high-risk pools to ensure people with existing-conditions don't lose coverage – keeping in place one of the most popular pieces of ObamaCare.
States would also be on the hook for certain Medicaid reforms – a program that he said absorbs many of the country’s new healthcare customers under ObamaCare. Walker promised to move away from the current “open-ended matching program” and instead creating a specific state contribution.
While his plan lacks specifics about how it would reduce costs overall, he pledges to lower premiums up to 25 percent “by eliminating ObamaCare’s regulations and by encouraging real competition.”
He also promises to reward individuals with $1,000 if they sign up for the tax-deductible Health Savings Accounts, which are typically used by individuals and families with high-deductible plans." msn
No comments:
Post a Comment