Three Ways for Obama to Prove Bipartisanship
September 11, 2009
| By Newt Gingrich blog.american.com |
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President Obama says he is serious about working across the aisle to pass healthcare reform. Here are three ways to prove it.
First, he should reassure us that the bill will not subsidize healthcare for those who are illegally residing in the United States. He should do this not simply with a promise, but by insisting that an amendment that would require valid identification, previously rejected by Democrats, be included in the bill.
Second, President Obama should take the necessary steps to reduce fraud. At the Center for Health Transformation we estimate that $70–120 billion is lost to healthcare fraud and waste a year. That’s more than has been spent on the stimulus.
Third, President Obama and Congress should move to pass legislation that sets a cap on non-economic damages and attorney fees recovered in medical malpractice cases. The federal government should follow the lead of California and Texas and set a cap on damages that can be paid for malpractice injuries. The House passed a bill in 2005 that would have done just that, but the legislation was not signed into law. You can read more about these three proposals in my column in the Washington Examiner.
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