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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 05:51 PM Aug 2015

Walker teases ObamaCare replacement

Source: the Hill




By Sarah Ferris - 08/14/15 10:48 AM EDT....................

In an op-ed published Friday previewing his plan, Walker pledges to eliminate healthcare mandates, expand plan options and reduce “government interference” — but includes no specifics about how to do so.

"I will soon be releasing a plan to reverse every single destructive Obamacare policy and make health care more affordable and accessible for Americans across the country. Stay tuned," he declared in the National Review op-ed.

“My plan will be market- not government-driven, maximizing efficiency and minimizing waste,” he said. Walker will release the full plan next Tuesday following a healthcare speech in Minnesota.

Walker, who officially jumped into the race one month ago, has pledged to roll out his policy points on issues like healthcare and national security before the second GOP debate, scheduled for Sept. 16.

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As a governor, Walker has fiercely opposed ObamaCare. He has refused to comply with the law's Medicaid expansion, and threatened not to save ObamaCare subsidies in his state if the court had ruled against the healthcare law this summer. ....

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/251133-walker-teases-release-of-obamacare-replacement-plan






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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
6. Here is a preview--How To Fake a 68-Page Republican Jobs Plan With Gigantic Fonts
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 06:46 PM
Aug 2015

This is for real. No joke





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tclambert

(11,087 posts)
5. Profit driven health insurance does not maximize efficiency nor minimize waste.
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 06:11 PM
Aug 2015

When it comes to health insurance or health care, the profit motive does the opposite.

 
8. I can hardly wait for the plan consisting of Selling Medical Insurance Across State Lines
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 07:14 PM
Aug 2015

the GOP has nothing else to offer.



Jeb Bartlet

(141 posts)
10. My plan?
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 08:35 PM
Aug 2015

Oh well it will be better than Obamacare and it will have magic beans and a pony for everyone and it will be free and sunshine will pour out of my ass......details? that wasn't enough for you?

CatholicEdHead

(9,740 posts)
11. He can stay out of MN
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 09:07 PM
Aug 2015

We do not want him around at all. I heard Brooklyn Center and St Paul in the Twin Cities are his stops. Stay on the Hudson side of the river Walker.

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