Americans want, need and deserve a patient-centered approach to healthcare After Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled sweeping health reform legislation written behind closed doors, US Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) declared that government-forced insurance is not the answer and urged Congress to reconsider a targeted, more bipartisan approach. Today the Democrats proposed the biggest Washington takeover to date. Americans dont want insurance bureaucracy and we certainly dont need government bureaucracy. With this plan, the American people will end up with both, declared Johnson, who serves on the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means. Americans deserve a better approach to healthcare one that is patient-centered, rather than insurance company-centered or Washington-centered. Government-forced insurance is not the answer. The newly introduced Affordable Health Care for America Act, HR 3962, costs nearly trillion and represents three months of intense secret negotiations among House Democrats. The 2000 page bill hurts seniors with sweeping cuts to Medicare, forces Americans to buy health insurance, taxes all Americans who do not purchase government approved health coverage, limits personal choices and individual decisions, and jeopardizes the health insurance Americans already have and often times like. Democrats and Republicans ought to be talking about how we can find solutions to provide more access to more treatments and more doctors with less ... Video Rating: 3 / 5
LSMS Council on Legislation Chairman Vincent A. Culotta, Jr., MD, discusses legislation concerning the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund from the 2010 Regular Louisiana Legislative Session. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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