Wisconsin Forging the Path for Solutions to Continuing Healthcare.gov Problems

The Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, wants to give state residents an option around the problems surrounding Obamacare. Gov.

Walker has put together a proposal that would still push federal subsidies to the poor and uninsured and would allow consumers to purchase coverage directly from the insurance companies. Bypassing the health exchange completely.

His proposal is gathering support, even in the Wisconsin state house that is known to be heavily divided, receiving support from six Democrats who crossed party lines, sending it over to the Senate. However, before Gov. Walker’s plan can go into effect, it has to receive approval from the Obama administration.

Walker stated that he believed that if they choose not to approve it, then it is exposing the fact that this isn’t actually about access to healthcare and affordability, but rather about the government having more control in making these types of decisions for Americans.

However, regardless of whether or not his proposal receives support, it alone proves the President’s Dec. 3^rd claim that Republican’s complain but don’t offer any solutions, wrong. At a press conference in the White House President Obama stated, “They sure haven’t presented an alternative. If you ask many of the opponents of this law what exactly they’d do differently, their answer seems to be, well, let’s go back to the way things used to be.”

            Nonetheless, Governor Walker is not the only Republican to have floated a proposal. Others include Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Sen. Tom Price of Georgia. According to The Heritage Group, a conservative think tank, the Republican plans are generally consumer driven.

While Republicans say that “the patient makes choices” as opposed to a government driven plan in which a third party purchases a plan to fit a consumer, supporters of the President have stated that the Republicans plans still aren’t good enough.  Democrats say that the Republicans plans still would not cover even half of the uninsured and doesn’t offer evidence-based solutions to the crisis that’s resulted from health care costs.

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