McConnell Op-Ed: ObamaCare failed Americans. Now it’s time for relief
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McConnell Op-Ed: ObamaCare failed Americans. Now it's time for relief
'The pain Americans are experiencing under ObamaCare is deeply personal, the betrayal middle class families are feeling is clearly palpable, and--unless we do something soon--Americans will continue to lose their health plans. They'll continue to get stuck with insurance that costs more and offers less. Choices will continue to shrink uncontrollably. Costs will continue to rise unsustainably. No amount of ObamaCare happy-talk or reality-denial is going to change that.'
"By nearly any measure, ObamaCare has failed: It didn't lower costs, it didn't increase choice, middle-class families continue to lose health plans they were promised they could keep, and Americans continue to call for ObamaCare's repeal.
"They spoke loudly again this November, and about 8 out of 10 favor changing ObamaCare significantly or replacing it altogether.
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"We're acting quickly because ObamaCare is collapsing under its own weight, and things will continue to get worse otherwise. That doesn't mean the law will end overnight. There will be a stable transition period, and once repeal is passed we will turn to replacement policies that cost less and work better than what we have now.
"We plan to take on this challenge in manageable pieces, not another 2,700-page bill like ObamaCare. Some Democratic Senators have mused publicly about their role in that process. I hope they'll work with us. We want their ideas to improve our health care system. We want to find ways to work together on this important issue. That's the best way forward. That's the way I prefer.
"I hope this is the approach
"Some contend that, by fulfilling our promise to the American people, we're somehow trying to go back to the way things were before ObamaCare -- which we all know is untrue (it's worth remembering that things are now worse for many than they were before ObamaCare). Some say repeal will cause insurers to flee the exchanges (which is happening already, thanks to ObamaCare) or say it will plunge ObamaCare into a death spiral (which, in case any have missed, is here already...and quickly approaching terminal velocity). Others will try to claim the failure of ObamaCare as a mandate for even more ObamaCare -- which makes about as much sense as it sounds.
"This is the predictable misleading rhetoric we can expect from the far left. And when you hear it, it's worth keeping in mind what
"It's an indictment as damning as anything
"ObamaCare isn't truly solving problems or making our country healthier -- it's a box-checking regime devoid of true compassion or empathy, a green-eyeshade exercise that misses something important: the lives of real people. The pain Americans are experiencing under ObamaCare is deeply personal, the betrayal middle class families are feeling is clearly palpable, and--unless we do something soon--Americans will continue to lose their health plans. They'll continue to get stuck with insurance that costs more and offers less. Choices will continue to shrink uncontrollably. Costs will continue to rise unsustainably. No amount of ObamaCare happy-talk or reality-denial is going to change that.
"We may not have caused this problem, but we're determined to bring relief to American families -- and we've already begun delivering on our responsibility to the American people to finally move beyond this failed law."
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