EDITORIAL: Senate bill ignores the goal of improving health
The
In the
One example will suffice: Military leaders have sounded an alarm over national rates of obesity, which disqualifies candidates from military service. That's a national security issue.
Instead of finding a way to make the Affordable Care Act work -- as most Americans want, at this point -- the
How
Indeed, that is what former Gov.
The law was anything but perfect. Even with federal subsidies, premiums on the exchanges were often too high and carried exorbitant deductibles. It did not do enough to stem the rising cost of health care, which now consumes nearly 20 percent of gross domestic product. But it was a start.
The measure that the
And it should dump the idea of forcing itself on
In fact, that goal is a worthy one, but however Collins and his cohorts -- including Reps.
There are better ways to accomplish this goal -- strategies that aren't bound up in personalities and political gamesmanship. And, as Gov.
The whole thing is a mess. Start over.
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