Barrasso on FOX News Sunday: Discusses Senate Health Care Bill
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On Fox News Sunday, Barrasso Discusses Senate Health Care Bill
"I believe we'll get it passed. That's the only way we can fundamentally change away from Obamacare, get rid of all the hated mandates and the taxes and put Medicaid on a sustainable course long-term, get down the costs of care and insurance."
Below are key excerpts of the interview:
On How It Will Stabilize Markets, Cut Taxes:
"The crisis is getting worse, Obamacare is collapsing every day. I was at a hospital yesterday in
On Giving States Flexibility on Medicaid:
"Obamacare raised taxes on every American who uses health care in America. They put it on over the counter medicines, prescription medicines, medical devices which are so often used for the disabled population the most.
"We want to eliminate all of them. They put taxes on people that buy health insurance. So anybody using the health insurance, the cost of that has actually gone up by the taxes under Obamacare. With regard to Medicaid, I am a doctor who took care of every Medicaid patient that there was that came to me in
On Slowing the Growth of Medicaid Spending:
"Medicaid was set up for poor women, for children and for people with disability. Obamacare used Medicaid as a dumping ground for able bodied, working aged individuals. There are ways to modify Medicaid.
On How Obamacare Rates Are Skyrocketing:
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"Obamacare has sabotaged the insurance market in the country to the point now where now in half the counties around the country people are down to either zero, one, or two choices. You have over 40 counties where no one was selling Obamacare insurance.
On Working With Senators to Support the Bill:
"I work with all of them. Everyone is committed to a fundamental change away from Obamacare and central government control and into local control and patients making decisions. We are going to continue to work with them through the process. Every one of them has very good points that they are making. I want to work with all of them.
On if the Senate Has Enough Votes Needed to Pass the Bill:
"I believe we do. I believe we'll get it passed. That's the only way we can fundamentally change away from Obamacare, get rid of all the hated mandates and the taxes and put Medicaid on a sustainable course long-term, get down the costs of care and insurance."
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