EDITORIAL: Senate should take McCain’s advice on health care
With Sen.
That appears to be what the country wants. It's what Minority Leader
It even has a place to begin. Rep.
That's one approach. There are others that could work in combination.
That is what McCain urged earlier this week when he voted to allow debate on health care to begin, but followed up with a passionate plea for the
But to change, members will also have to follow the
That's the first required step if
It's hard to be optimistic. The best chance of compromise will be in the
After that
But something has to happen and it shouldn't be Trump's half-baked idea of letting the ACA die of its own accord, which will damage the health care of millions of Americans, many of whom voted for Trump. The legislation written by Higgins is as good a place as any to start.
The Medicare Buy-in and Health Care Stabilization Act would allow Americans at least 50 but under the current Medicare age of 65 to buy into the program at a cost far lower than traditional insurance, but high enough to bolster Medicare's finances. It would be voluntary, but by taking older, often sicker, Americans out of the private market, premiums for younger people could be lower without hurting the bottom lines of private-sector insurers.
It's not a health care cure-all, but it offers enough temptations to be worth closely examining. It has attracted the interest of many
If
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