More Dumb Things Politicians and Political Appointees Say About Health Policy

As wepreviously discussed, the fierce debate about whether to revise, or " repeal and replace Obamacare " , more formally, the Affordable Care Act, continues in the US.  The legislators in the US House of Representatives, and then the US Senate who have written " repeal and replace " bills have done so without any obvious input from health care professionals, health care policy experts, or patients, much less legislators from the opposition party, and so far have impeded any consideration of these bills by legislative committees.  Nonetheless, many of the politicians involved in the debates, and other politicians who have addressed relevant issues, seem to feel free to comment on health care policy issues with reckless abandon.We have recently found some more remarkable examples, discussed in chronologic order. Senator Ron Johnson (R - Wisconsin): Someone with a Pre-Existing Condition is Like " Somebody Who Crashes Their Car "Asreported by RawStory on June 25, 2017,The Wisconsin Republican pointed to Obamacare rules that forbid insurance companies from charging more for people with preexisting conditions.' We know why those premiums doubled, ' he opined. ' We ’ve done something with our health care system that you would never think about doing, for example, with auto insurance, where you would require auto insurance companies to sell a policy to somebody after they crash their car. 'The last phrase suggests Senator Johnson might be talking about people who de...
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