Here's the full text of the bill:
Read the Law | HealthCare.gov
Feel free to point out what sections give "The Government" control over coverage.
Nope. The Govenment calls ALL SHOTS.
Sorry.
You are wrong. The bill will allow more competition to take place within each state which is a Republican idea the last time I checked.
Democrats should hate this bill because it does not come even remotely close to doing anything they have traditionally believed in.
My point though is that in the 90's Obama's plan was a Republican plan and would have been celebrated at the time by most in the Republican party.
Check this out:
"[Dole's] bill requires insurers to renew policies and prohibits pre-existing condition limitations in new policies, while protecting insurers by allowing reasonable waiting periods. It also limits premium variations to differences based on age, family size, geogra- phy, and other risk factors, but not health condition. Further, the bill blocks states from mandating insurers to include costly benefits that buyers do not want. It introduces malpractice reforms to reduce legal costs, and reforms the antitrust rules to make it easier for groups of physicians or other providers to do business.
The bill also encourages the creation of purchasing groups, including non-employer associations, to bargain for good insurance rates. But wisely, it does not mandate health alliances, or force- employers to pick plans for their employees. Thus, Americans could join health insurance purchasing associations based on, say, a church, a union or a farm bureau, not just an employer-sponsored pool."
Sound familiar?