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Arm yourself with the facts about healthcare |
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Understanding the legislation
Current bills in the House and Senate:
1. Senate Bill
2. House Bill
The Concord Coalition has done an excellent comparison of the Senate and House healthcare bills. Also, here is a great synopsis of H.R. 3962 by Rep. John Boehner.
Republicans also have developed multiple alternative bills for healthcare reform, including Patients’ Choice Act to Empowering Patients First Act. Visit their site to read plans.
46 million uninsured?
The administration uses the "46 million uninsured" as a reason to nationalize health care. But the Census Bureau says about a fifth of those aren't U.S. citizens. In fact, a good number are illegal aliens. Read more>>
Cutting through the rhetoric
Public plan supporters also argue that the plan would be designed to have low administrative costs, zero profits, and the ability to negotiate with suppliers, all of which would supposedly help control rising health costs. However, analysts at The Heritage Foundation have cut through this political rhetoric and exposed the many dangers in the public plan proposal that Democrats are failing to mention. Read more >>
Key provisions in the House and Senate Bills
There has been a lot of discussion lately about health care reform, and sometimes it can get quite complex and confusing. In hopes of simplifying the major policy initiatives, The Heritage Foundation has highlighted key provisions in both the House and Senate Bills. Read more>>
Why free isn’t always better or cheaper?
As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given….But the system is far from perfect. Read more>>
The stories behind government-run healthcare
Before Congress considers any form of government-run health care, they should hear the voices of patients denied care because the government deemed it too costly or delayed care because of long waiting lists for surgery or diagnostic tests. Listen to their stories>>
A dose of reality – fact checking the White House
The White House now has a taxpayer-funded website to “reality check” credible criticisms and arguments. The problem is the videos “debunking” each “myth” are low on facts. See Heritage Foundation’s responses >>
Single-payer system?
While the White House denies the goal of a single-payer system, Rep. Frank states that the public option in the House healthcare reform bill is just step one in a strategy to create a single-payer health system. See video.
Great healthcare resources
Heritage Foundation
CATO Institute
Conservatives for Patients’ Rights
AP Roundtable
The Heartland Institute
Healthcare Horserace
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