Wed
Jul 19 2017
11:56 am
Corker on health care
By: michael kaplan

Dear Mr. Kaplan,

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office about the American Health Care Act. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts.

The many problems with the Affordable Care Act remain unsolved. At some point, on behalf of the American people, we have to resolve the issues that are driving up healthcare costs, limiting patient choices, and causing the Obamacare insurance exchange market to spiral downward. As you may know, the American Health Care Act passed by a vote of 217-213 in the House of Representatives and has now come over to the Senate. I stand ready to work with the administration and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in order to reform our broken health care system.

Thank you again for your letter. Please continue to share your thoughts with me as I serve you in the United States Senate, and we move forward to find solutions to our healthcare system problems.

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

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Andy Axel's picture

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Submitted by Andy Axel on Wed, 2017/07/19 - 12:27pm.

At some point, on behalf of the American people, we have to resolve the issues that are driving up healthcare costs, limiting patient choices, and causing the Obamacare insurance exchange market to spiral downward.

Let's start by having you own your party's role in steering the ship onto the rocks, chief.

Oh, and #StillWaitingOnTheHaslamPlan

michael kaplan's picture

Reminds me of NAFTA, a plan

Submitted by michael kaplan on Wed, 2017/07/19 - 12:48pm.
(in reply to Andy Axel)

Reminds me of NAFTA, a plan drawn up by the George H. W. Bush administration. Of course, Bill Clinton could have vetoed rather than supported it ...

jbr's picture

To fix health care, look to state governors

Submitted by jbr on Thu, 2017/07/20 - 12:30am.

Did the Confederacy belatedly win the war?

Republicans have long advocated for solutions that empower governors and state elected officials to address major public policy challenges. Reforms such as the landmark 1996 welfare reform legislation, which granted states significant latitude to design safety net programs that suited their populations best, illustrate the value that such an approach can have.

To fix health care, look to state governors

michael kaplan's picture

Did the Confederacy belatedly

Submitted by michael kaplan on Thu, 2017/07/20 - 9:28am.
(in reply to jbr)

Did the Confederacy belatedly win the war?

For one answer to that question, read W. E. B. Dubois' Black Reconstruction in the South

Lisa Starbuck's picture

Call Senator Corker

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Thu, 2017/07/20 - 11:23am.

Just read that Senator Bob Corker has changed his mind and is now saying he will support "repeal and delay" - call his Washington office and let him know what you think about that.

(202) 224-3344

bizgrrl's picture

Saw that too. Could not

Submitted by bizgrrl on Thu, 2017/07/20 - 1:04pm.
(in reply to Lisa Starbuck)

Saw that too. Could not believe it, or could. I will be contacting his office.

michael kaplan's picture

Hopefully, this will give

Submitted by michael kaplan on Thu, 2017/07/20 - 3:26pm.

Hopefully, this will give James Mackler a boost ...

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