July 10, 2012
Do Republicans care about heath care reform? That has been the questions a lot of bloggers have been asking in the weeks following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The answer from many of those bloggers, including some that lean libertarian, has been a resounding no. Is it true? Yes and no. As Ross Douthat notes today, there have been several proposals over the last few years from lawmakers and even the Bush Administration to try to reform health care. Many of those proposals went nowhere for various reasons, but there has [...] read more
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June 29, 2012
Tyler Cowen offered this observation about the Republicans in regards to health care: The Republican Party, by the way, still doesn’t have a coherent alternative for health care reform, nor do they seem willing to embrace many of the better parts of ACA, such as (partially) deregulating dentistry or the Medicare Advisory Board. Romney seems to want to replace the mandate with more expensive tax credits. Furthermore, I believe that many Republican legislators would rather run against an unpopular Obamacare than to have to craft an actual, legislate-able alternative. I think he’s is correct- to a point. The GOP hasn’t [...] read more
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