Sen. Tom Coburn: Health Care Reform that Will Kill the U.S. Economy

 

Sen. Tom Coburn, Regina E. Herzlinger

Posted April 27, 2009 | 10:36 AM (EST)

With little fanfare, Congressional leaders may be near to agreeing on the most sweeping expansion of government in a generation - the de-facto takeover of the health insurance market by the government. Congressional Democrats are already icing the champagne. When the President's "Medicare for all" plan is coupled with the budget, which contains a "down payment" of $634 billion over the next decade for health care, government-run health care may be inevitable.

All sides in this debate acknowledge that the U.S. has long needed easier access to health insurance. This need has gained urgency for the many Americans who are fearful of losing their employer-sponsored insurance in the midst of a recession. Unfortunately, the President's plan will not only endanger the U.S. economy, but millions of patients as well.

Sen. Tom Coburn: Health Care Reform that Will Kill the U.S. Economy