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ObamaCare has revealed the painful consequences of placing our faith in big government. Government’s ambitions may be limitless, but its abilities are not. The free market, when allowed to function as intended, has no such limitations. It has an inexhaustible ability to empower our people and meet their needs.
America needs health care reform that will cut back government’s role and harness the forces of competition to keep health care prices low and spur innovation. That means not just repealing ObamaCare, but replacing it with a market-driven alternative and reforming Medicare and Medicaid for the 21st Century.
Marco has a long record of fighting to repeal ObamaCare:
- Marco is committed to the full repeal of ObamaCare and to replacing it with consumer-centered health reforms that expand coverage and lower costs. Ending this failed law will be an urgent priority of his administration.
- One of the first votes Marco took in the Senate was to repeal ObamaCare, and he has fought to replace the failed law ever since.
- In addition to supporting the full repeal of ObamaCare, Marco has voted to specifically repeal harmful components of the law, including its devastating cuts to Medicare Advantage, the job-killing medical device tax, and restrictions on patient-centered care, including new taxes on FSAs and HSAs.
- Marco was the first to warn of a taxpayer bailout of the insurance industry in ObamaCare, and introduced legislation to stop a bailout. His efforts recently saved taxpayers $2.5 billion.
Going forward, Marco will push for consumer-centered health reforms. He will:
Repeal and Replace ObamaCare
- Expand access to affordable, quality health coverage by providing every American with an advanceable, refundable tax credit that can be used to purchase insurance.
- Reduce health care costs, promote innovation, and ensure access for the most vulnerable by expanding access to consumer-centered health plans, reforming insurance regulations, and putting protections in place to ensure those with pre-existing health conditions can get access to affordable coverage.
- Promote innovation in the Medicaid program by giving states a per-capita block grant, which preserves funding for Medicaid’s unique populations while freeing states from Washington mandates.
Save and Strengthen Medicare For The Seniors of Today and Tomorrow
- Strongly defend traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage for current seniors.
- Strengthen Medicare for future seniors by providing them with choices between a variety of private plans and traditional, fee-for-service Medicare.
- Place Medicare on a pathway to fiscal sustainability by promoting market competition in the program. This will ensure it is there for generations of seniors to come.
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Op-Eds & Speeches
Marco on his plan to fix health care. (Politico, August 17, 2015)
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