Erik Paulsen: “When the health care bill was moving through Congress, I repeatedly made the arguments that the legislation was flawed…”

“When the health care bill was moving through Congress, I repeatedly made the arguments that the legislation was flawed because it failed to fundamentally address the problem with our current health care system--rising costs. Well, now guess what? A new analysis just put out by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirms that disturbing fact. According to CMS, the new health care law will actually increase our Nation's health care costs rather than decrease them. Here are some of the staggering numbers: Health care spending is projected to increase by $311 billion, and health care will now increase to 21 percent of our gross domestic product by 2019. So costs are going up, not down. These numbers are alarming, and they're further proof that the health care bill missed the mark. Real reform would have lowered health care costs for individuals, for families, and for small businesses. Unfortunately, the partisan bill that was signed into law has failed to address this great need for our constituents.”