Tim Scott: “the original bill had broad bipartisan support that guaranteed that those who lose their job for any reason can still…”

“the original bill had broad bipartisan support that guaranteed that those who lose their job for any reason can still get health insurance coverage. This bill is loaded up with so many special interest provisions that for the consumer, the poor and the sick, it does more harm than good. The medical savings accounts will allow a few health people to take money out of the Medicare Program, leaving behind a group that are, on average, sicker and, therefore, will have higher health care costs. The malpractice changes are all slanted to help the wrongdoer at the expense of the victim. They only preempt State laws to the extent that they hurt the victim. Incredibly, the bill provides if the victim is hurt worse under State law, then the State law prevails. Mr. Speaker, we should reject the special-interest wrongdoer protections and instead pass the original bipartisan consumer protection health care bill.”