Echoing concerns I expressed last week, Reason’s Peter Suderman notices a problem with House Republicans’ new plan to replace ObamaCare:
As it turns out, the health care policy that Republicans might pursue looks, well, a lot like Obamacare—except, possibly, worse.
Although the plan starts by repealing the health care law in its entirety, it ends up replacing many of its central components with similar provisions: preexisting coverage rules, subsidies for the purchase of insurance, and even an (implicit) mandate.
Rather than offer ObamaCare‐lite, Congress should repeal ObamaCare and then make health care better, more affordable, and more secure by moving toward a market system.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R‑AZ) and Rep. Dave Brat (R‑VA) have introduced legislation that contains the building blocks of such an approach.