ObamaCare is worst bill to ever come out of Congress
Raese declared the health care law "unadulterated socialism" and "the worst bill to ever come out of the United States Senate and House." He referred to the "myth that is global warming." (Manchin was not asked about global warming).
Manchin said he
liked certain parts of the health care legislation, such as its requiring insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions, but he opposed the law requiring individuals to buy insurance and most businesses to cover their employees.
Source: Washington Post coverage of 2010 W.V. Senate debate
Oct 18, 2010
ObamaCare is pure, unadulterated socialism
They also diverged on federal health care reform, which Raese called "pure, unadulterated socialism; the worst bill that has ever come out of the United States Senate and House." Raese said he would repeal the legislation entirely, complaining that it
supplants what should be doctor-patient relationships with patient-bureaucrat relationships.
Manchin acknowledged problems with the legislation but said there are elements worth keeping, including provisions that prohibit insurers from denying coverage
to people with pre-existing conditions. "There's a lot of good in the bill that Democrats and Republicans can agree on," Manchin said.
Medicare, Social Security and the Children's Health Insurance Program cover the needs of many Americans, Manchin said
but there are others who are denied."A working person today is the one most vulnerable in our society," Manchin said. "If you're getting up every day and going to work, you're probably the most vulnerable part of our society. That has to change."
Free market is best approach for affordable health care
The free-market approach to ensuring that Americans have affordable health coverage is the best way to reach that goal. Big government socialized medicine doesn’t work and the American people have rejected it out of hand.
What is working?
For starters, Health Savings Accounts are where the market is trending as more and more insurance companies are coming out with HSA products. The number of people insured with HSAs has tripled in the last year.
Source: Campaign website, www.RaeseForSenate.org, “Issues”
May 2, 2006
Supports Health Savings Accounts
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) help employers lower cost and give workers maximum choice and control over their health care. They can choose their own doctors and pay for medical expenses out of the Health Savings Account.
Anything left over at the end of the year they get to keep and it rolls over to the next year. The money goes into the account tax free, grows in the account tax free, and can be withdrawn for medical expenses tax free as well.
Source: Campaign website, www.RaeseForSenate.org, “Issues”
May 2, 2006
Opposes government-run healthcare.
Raese opposes the CC survey question on government-run healthcare
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Federal government run health care system"
Source: Christian Coalition Survey 10-CC-q5 on Aug 11, 2010
