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| http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-%E2%80%98we-have-opportunity-get-health-care-right-country%E2%80%99 | Tipton: ‘We have an opportunity to get health care right in this country’ | 2013-11-15 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Republican | House | CO | Scott Tipton | T000470 | tipton.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON—Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement following the vote in the House today to pass legislation (H.R. 3350) to allow insurance companies to continue to offer health care plans currently available for another year and give Americans the option to enroll in those plans. “With millions of people feeling the pain of the President’s health care law, legislation to allow insurance companies to continue to offer Americans existing plans that would otherwise be canceled—which the House passed today—is a start, but it doesn’t address the inherent problems with the law. With premiums and deductibles sky-rocketing under the President’s health care law, rural Americans being penalized with higher premium costs than those in urban areas, providers forced to turn away patients because of the colossal expansion of Medicaid, and dismal enrollment numbers falling far short of the Administration’s goals, it’s clear that the President’s health care law is neither accessible nor affordable. With new issues arising almost daily from the disastrous rollout of the law, the President and Congressional Democrats can’t escape the fact that it is broken. “Over the last month, there have been lots of changed attitudes in Washington about the President’s health care law—including the President’s own. The conversation is beginning to shift toward finding alternative solutions to the President’s health care law that would truly bring about accessible and affordable health care for all Americans. This is an opportunity to get health care right in this country by replacing what’s broken. “We have an opportunity to work together to pass an alternative solution that truly expands affordability and accessibility—a patient-centered approach that allows for portability and pooling of coverage and ensures coverage of pre-existing conditions. This can be achieved through a market-driven solution that incentivizes enrollment with affordable access to quality care without forcing people to buy insurance they may not want through a mandate, enacts comprehensive tort reform to protect patients while preventing frivolous lawsuits, and rewards innovation in the health care delivery system. “There are plans that have been introduced in the House of Representatives that are a good start to achieving these ends, including the Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 2300), of which I am a co-sponsor. “These ideas deserve a closer look, and I’m hopeful they will be included in the national conversation as to how we can truly bring about affordable and accessible health care in this country.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |