Reps. Burlison, Hern, Cloud: The Biggest Bait and Switch in History? Obamacare

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the latest episode of the Republican Study Committee's (RSC) "Right to the Point" podcast, Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-07) sits down with Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27) to explain why Republicans must stop tinkering with Obamacare and rebuild America's health care system from scratch.

Fifteen years after passage, Obamacare has failed spectacularly. The same 25-30 million Americans remain uninsured despite trillions spent, premiums have doubled, and access to care has collapsed in rural America. Insurance companies wrote the law to enrich themselves while patients got stuck with higher costs and less care.

Republicans are done with Washington's typical Band-Aid approach. The RSC is leading the charge with comprehensive policy solutions in the second reconciliation bill’s framework that tackle every component driving up costs, from insurance company profits to pharmacy benefit managers to hospital pricing schemes and the 340B program.

The RSC blueprint centers the entire system around patients, not insurance companies. Simple, transparent pricing. Real access to doctors. Structural reforms that make care affordable for all Americans.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

KEY QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE:

Rep. Eric Burlison: "That's why RSC is stepping up and saying, we need to go big, we need to do something that is a sea change that benefits the American people and not tinker." 

Rep. Kevin Hern: "We've got to quit throwing money at [Obamacare]. We've got to structurally make it more affordable for all Americans, not just a few million…We've got to tear this entire system down. We have to have hearings. This is all hands on deck."

Rep. Michael Cloud: "This was written by insurance companies. So guess who it benefited? Insurance companies….Obamacare didn't bring care to people. It got more people on insurance rolls. Well, insurance is not care. The American people want access to care."