EDITORIAL: One-sided health care plans won’t benefit Iowans
Such charges ignore the monthslong process of more than a dozen public hearings and 30 bipartisan meetings then-
The erroneous claims minimize months of bill markup, when
Nonetheless this false narrative of partisan secrecy became a Republican rallying cry, the foundation of promises to repeal the law instead of modifying or improving it. The political theater is impressive, if you willingly overlook the practical results of obstinance and neglect.
Now congressional
Even in these unprecedented times of partisan fury, this is remarkable hypocrisy.
As then-Senate Minority Leader
The
After failure of the first repeal effort in the
Republican Senators balked at the unpopular House plan, immediately saying they would scrap it in favor of a new approach.
Even after initially celebrating passage of the House bill, President
Unfortunately, the
When reports surfaced that the
Otherwise Iowan Ernst, like all
The group fulfilled the
The bill, made public after about a month of closed-door meetings, will come directly to the
Iowans concerned about Medicaid caps or a shrinking state insurance exchange will have no time to absorb the bill's impact, much less make their voices heard to lawmakers before the scheduled vote.
At least four Republican Senators quickly voiced their dismay with the process and portions of the bill. Since no
Keeping the bill a secret and bypassing long-standing safeguards may still prove to be politically expedient, but is lousy policymaking. A health care system expected to truly benefit Iowans and other Americans cannot be born in secrecy and shame.
The complicated nature of health care demands public input; it is literally a life-or-death issue for some Iowans.
Regardless of how messy or uncomfortable it may be, there must be a full public vetting -- and the
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