Correcting the record

Republican have offered alternative to Obamacare. [Link]

Republicans have introduced at least four comprehensive alternatives to Obamacare, despite President Obama’s claims they haven’t.

Obama once again said in a speech Tuesday that Republicans in Congress have offered no alternatives to his signature health reform legislation.

“If, despite all of the millions of people benefitting from [Obamacare], you still think this law is a bad idea, then you’ve got to tell us specifically what you would do differently to cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure,” Obama said.

“You can’t just say that the system was working with 41 million people without health insurance."

Republicans weren’t saying that to begin with; further, Obamacare isn’t covering those 41 million people. While some of that 41 million will be covered — under Medicaid or in the exchanges — many will choose to pay the individual mandate tax rather than purchase insurance. Though not every single American will be covered even under Obamacare, the goal is to insure as many as possible.

But the claim that Republicans have offered no specifics about how to improve the health care system is patently untrue. To date, Republicans have introduced at least four comprehensive bills to address health care as alternatives to Obamacare.