by Jessica Machetta on October 16, 2009
in Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
Congressman Ike Skelton (D – 4th District) says there are three parts of the healthcare bill coming from three different committees in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“I must tell you also that I oppose those healthcare bills as they now stand,” he said during a public teleconference Oct. 15. “I’m not for a public option, they must reduce costs, they must protect Medicare, they cannot fund abortion and rural providers must be a priority.”
Skelton says he’s reviewed the bills, and that while most agree the health insurance system needs to be repaired and must be made more responsible, there’s a lot of skepticism in rural missouri about the approach taken by House committees to reform our healthcare system.
“As in medicine, the first rule is do no harm,” he says. “And that is what concerns me, the unanticipated consequences that come from ill-conceived legislation. I’m not convinced any of the proposals present the best policy choice for the American people. I oppose the current house proposals and will vote against them unless they’re vastly improved.”
http://www.missourinet.com/2009/10/16/skelton-doesnt-support-healthcare-reform-legislation/Skelton doesn’t support healthcare reform legislation