ObamaCare's Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Program; a "circular firing squad"

Galen Institute   "One of the most common — but highly inaccurate — criticisms of Republicans is that they don’t have a plan to fix the significant problems of the American health-care system. High-risk pools are one idea Republicans already have, and have been part of the House leadership’s reform plan since before Obamacare was enacted. Such pools are designed to hold down the cost of private insurance by removing the most expensive people from the normal market.
"This safety net makes sense politically, offers a solution that helps vulnerable people, and redirects existing Obamacare spending to actually helping sick people. But conservatives have to give up their circular-firing-squad habit."
Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, promotes an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform.

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