Florida Today: Letter to the Editor - Repeal, Replace Costly, Intrusive Health Law

Op-Ed

By Bill Posey

A Jan. 21 letter stated I owe my constituents answers on which aspects of the health care law I'm against. Here are some:

Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan.

Americans were promised health care savings of $2,500 per family. Yet, the latest information shows this law is contributing to increased premium costs.

Americans were promised this law would reduce spending. I said at the time that the bill's budget gimmicks were underestimating the real cost by $500 billion. My estimate is a little low as costs continue to climb.

Certainly, there's something in the law for everyone to like, including me. But with a $14 trillion debt, saddling future generations with a new unsustainable expenditure is wrong.

Rather than accept a costly and intrusive law that was drafted and passed using a closed process, we should repeal it and consider replacement legislation in a transparent and bipartisan manner.

Hopefully, we can repeal this law and replace it with one that respects individual liberty and economic freedom. Anyone can access information on how I vote on major issues at www.posey.house.gov.

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