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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2012
Page
4
The article outlines health care as a central battleground between Republicans and Democrats in 2012. It notes Obama’s 2008 pledge for universal insurance, the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, its multi year rollout, and ongoing court challenges with the Supreme Court review planned for March. Repeal dominates GOP rhetoric.
Alan Simpson mocked Obamacare in a NPR interview as the GOP campaign coalesces around repeal. Michele Bachmann pushes a national campaign to gain 13 Senate seats to veto-proof repeal. Mitt Romney defends Massachusetts reform as state tailored while seeking broader flexibility. Ron Paul cites constitutional limits on federal medicine.
Romney cites government mandates vs free enterprise in care outcomes. Perry calls for state opt outs of Medicare. Paul argues personal responsibility over mandates. Santorum favors fewer entitlement programs.
The article notes a firestorm after Newt Gingrich blasted Paul Ryan’s Medicare proposal as radical. It discusses Ryan’s plan to give beneficiaries more options and reduce government control, while arguing entitlement programs worsen deficits and tax funding of retirement and health care.
The plan estimates a 940 billion dollar cost over 10 years with a 1.2 trillion dollar second-decade deficit reduction. It would expand coverage to 32 million uninsured via state exchanges with subsidies, expand Medicaid, and impose new taxes including a 3.8 percent investment tax and a 40 percent excise tax on high cost plans. It tightens rules on pre existing conditions and extends dependent coverage to age 26.
In the Quad-City Times Gazette graphic the question asks readers if they are satisfied with the cost of health care. The prompt highlights public concern over medical expenses and affordability.
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