Larry Bucshon: “Thank you, Dr. Gingrey, and thanks again for having this time for the Doctors Caucus to talk about health care reform.…”

“Thank you, Dr. Gingrey, and thanks again for having this time for the Doctors Caucus to talk about health care reform. What I want to focus on in my brief time is the Republican alternatives that we have had all along. When the Affordable Care Act was brought to the floor, there was only one amendment allowed, and that was a ``motion to recommit'' amendment, and guess what, the Republicans had an alternative health care plan which we put forth. Since that time, we have had multiple plans, almost 200 other proposals from Republicans, to reform the health care system in a patient-centered way. As a physician, that is what we want. We want this to be focused around the patient, not around Washington bureaucrats, not around decisions made here in Washington. We want patients to have access to quality affordable care. We want everyone to have that, just like the Democrats say that they do, even though with their plan, the Affordable Care Act, in 2023 the CBO says 31 million people will still be uninsured, which is a fact that not a lot of people are looking at in the media at this point. But we have had all kinds of alternatives. Dr. Tom Price has had a bill that he has put up many times, H.R. 2300, in this Congress. The Republican Study Committee in this Congress, led by Dr. Roe, has a very good health care reform proposal, and, again, along with almost 200 other proposals to reform health care.…”