GOP: Let the Patients Choose their Health Care Plan

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

More Americans should have the opportunity for affordable health care and the choice of doctors according to GOP Leaders from the House and Senate who introduced new legislation Wednesday. The Patients’ Choice Act of 2009 would allow for universal health care managed outside of government entities.

U.S. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) said, “We propose to equalize the taxed treatment of health care, giving every American regardless of employment status the ability to purchase health insurance. And if you like what you’ve got, you can keep it.”

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) was present at the press conference to show his support of the legislation and explained that the legislation lets “the patient makes the decision, not Washington D.C.”

The Patients’ Choice Act as laid out in a summary statement released at the press conference, would transform health care by: preventing disease and promoting healthier lifestyles, creating affordable and accessible health insurance options, and equalizing the tax treatment of health care.

The proposed plan will “empower the American people” to have access to their own doctor and their own health care coverage, according to U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA).

Senator Richard Burr also explained they are hopeful that the Act will “push Congress to enact a more sensible health care reform bill this year.”

The GOP leaders said the American’s need a health care system centered on their individual needs and that is what the Patients’ Choice Act of 2009 could do.