By brandonwbarrios
True reform of our Health Care Industry while respecting constitutional government, free markets and individual liberty.
If you had the opportunity to watch the health care summit, there were a few noteworthy suggestions made by the Republican side. One or two were liked, most were dismissed, and none of the suggestions have been adopted in the current bill or discussed further.
For example, a suggestion was made to allow health insurance competition across state lines. This suggestion was dismissed by President Obama as favoring more basic, inexpensive insurance plans. These plans would attract more business. In other words, a considerable amount of Americans would find enough value in basic, inexpensive plans that they’d choose to actually purchase insurance instead of foregoing health insurance altogether.
What can be derived from President Obama’s dismissal is that providing inexpensive insurance plans to the most amount of Americans is not the goal for this health care reform bill. Special interests hold priority over allowing meaningful competition amongst private insurers. This competition, as noted at the health care summit by President Obama himself, would lead to more customers buying the more basic, inexpensive plans.
Apparently, that the customers make this decision of their own volition is what the administration has a problem with. This type of thinking hardly respects an individual’s economic liberty.
In the case we haven’t made it obvious enough, our Campaign for Liberty office is currently working on a major petition push. This petition represents and voices our supporters’ opposition to governmental take over of the health care industry.
A petition can be filled out here: Keep Government from taking over Health Care Petition
Campaign for Liberty does not stop there, however.
Our office is advocating on behalf of three pieces of health care reform legislation at the federal level. This legislation seeks to improve the health care industry while respecting free markets, constitutional government, and individual liberty.
One of the pieces of legislation aims to circumvent the federal government’s attempt to force mandate the purchase of insurance upon all citizens or otherwise pay a hefty fine/fee/penalty/tax. This will be achieved by making law the individual’s liberty to make economic decisions for themselves- stating the federal government cannot force a citizen’s purchase of health insurance.
Another piece of legislation pushes for the allowance of health insurance competition across state lines. In a normal operating market, these insurers must compete for customers through the offering of better products at cheaper prices. Currently, the special favors granted to health care insurers by government have allowed the industry to overlook the foundation of a private business- to offer a product or service of value in order to attract customers.
Information on this very important legislation can be found on our website: C4L’s Operation Health Freedom
Nationwide, we are witnessing the advancement of state level legislation that follows our federal level legislation. There is state level legislation just passed by Virginia’s General Assembly and soon to be signed by the Governor that aims to nullify possible federal legislation mandating the forced purchase of health insurance upon its residents.
Lawmakers from 44 states have introduced measures warning Congress to respect the states’ rights and dozens of other resolutions opposing federal legislation on issues that include gun control, state commerce and health care.
These are very important precedents being set state by state by concerned citizens. The Campaign for Liberty office fights on many of these fronts. There are many legislative efforts currently being undertaken by C4L, and your support is critical to seeing them through.