About this Blog
This blog will monitor and comment on happenings in the U.S. Presidential Election regarding healthcare issues, particularly the Medicare and Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) programs.
Healthcare issues have the ability to have a large impact on the election for several reasons. First, President Obama has made the Obamacare program a centerpiece of his campaign, characterizing the law as one of the triumphs of his first term. Second, Governor Mitt Romney has stated clearly that, if elected, he will repeal the Affordable Care Act, even though the state-level healthcare program in Massachusetts (instituted by Gov. Romney) was the model for the President's federal program. Finally, making healthcare affordable for everyone is something that both major political parties support and is an issue that affects everyone in the country.
I am really interested in seeing how and if Governor Mitt Romney will continue to contest a program that he had an essential part in creating. Furthermore will he really repeal the act or just rename it as he sees fit (Romneycare). I'm looking forward to seeing how this issue will play out in the news I'm sure it will make headlines.
ReplyDeleteP.S That last comment was made by Candice Rosario,sorry I forgot to sign it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is interesting. In videos from years ago, Romney seemed so proud of his healthcare reforms, and he also mentioned working closely with Ted Kennedy many times. Now, in order to appeal to his base, he has had to disavow that same reform and that same relationship with Kennedy. If I were him, I would be very resentful of the right-wing of his party...
ReplyDeleteI think this issue creates such a resonance mostly because the candidates are not being specific. Mitt Romney proved his reputation as a "flip-flopper" in the first Presidential debate. This time he assures that under "Romney Care" people with pre-existing conditions will be covered. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote in his post: "What Mr. Romney did in the debate, in other words, was, at best, to play a word game with voters, pretending to offer something substantive for the uninsured while actually offering nothing. For all practical purposes, he simply lied about what his policy proposals would do".
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