Romney Would Replace ObamaCare With… ObamaCare

Mitt Romney named three things he would do instead of ObamaCare in Thursday night’s debate. And all three things are already part of the Affordable Care Act.

Romney: “Care for people that have pre-existing conditions if…they’ve been previously insured.”

Sec. 1201 provides that individuals won’t be denied insurance even if they have no prior coverage history. Romney’s proposal is more limited and would allow insurers to discriminate against those who have not been “previously insured.”

Romney: “I’ll allow people to own their own insurance, rather than just being able to get it from their employer.”

Sec. 1321 establishes health care exchanges that would allow individuals to shop for their own health care policies. Sec. 1302 (e) allows younger adults to purchase high deductible catastrophic policies. Anyone can still purchase coverage in the individual market.

Romney: “We’ll make it work in a way that’s designed to have health care act like a consumer market.”

Sec. 1321 encourages states to build new health care marketplaces — or exchanges — in which consumers will have a choice of insurers.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.