Not so sure this one is going to be good for him, the health care system is a mess, you change it, you own it.
Go for it https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...ouse-losses-on-gops-health-care-stance-report February 13, 2019 - 03:48 PM EST McCarthy blames 2018 House losses on GOP's health care stance: report House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appeared to blame the loss of the Republican majority in the House last year on a push by the House Freedom Caucus to roll back protections for people with pre-existing conditions, according to The Washington Post. The Post, citing partial recordings obtained by the newspaper, reported McCarthy told donors at a private gathering that the GOP push to roll back the popular provisions had cost the seats of Republican representatives, including of several Freedom Caucus. The California Republican added that for 2020 he wanted Republican candidates who could “find a solution at the end of the day,” according to the Post. In his conversation with donors, McCarthy was discussing the GOP push in 2017 to draft a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. To help get Freedom Caucus on board, the bill contained a provision that would have given states the right to waive protections for patients with pre-existing conditions. Republicans who voted for the bill, which then failed to clear the Senate, were repeatedly attacked by Democrats in the 2018 cycle as being against protections for those with pre-existing conditions. “That amendment put [the] preexisting condition campaign against us, and so even people who are running for the very first time got attacked on that. And that was the defining issue and the most important issue in the race,” McCarthy reportedly said, according to the Post. McCarthy's office did not immediately reply to a request for comment from The Hill. A spokesman for the Republican leader told the Post that McCarthy “has been clear-eyed on what went wrong last cycle and no one is more committed to doing everything necessary to win back the House and execute an agenda that offers every American limitless potential to get ahead.” Meanwhile, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) told the Post McCarthy's reported comments were "very troublesome" and added: “I hoped the us-versus-them mentality of the past was something that indeed was in the past.” Meadows told The Hill he has not “had any follow-up conversations with Leader McCarthy” since the story broke. Conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks blasted McCarthy’s reported remarks, arguing the blame for the loss of the House should be placed on leadership and moderates. “Minority Leader McCarthy thinks that because the House Freedom Caucus took a principled stand to give states the flexibility to waive two of Obamacare’s costly mandates, they deserve the blame for the GOP’s midterm thumping,” the group said in a statement. “Newsflash: Republicans lost the House because of inept leadership by establishment folks like former Speaker Ryan and Leader McCarthy," it added. "Leader McCarthy should concentrate on stopping the socialist proposals coming down the pipe from House Democrats instead further alienating conservatives,” the group also said
Big mistake by Trump to get out front of health care. Polls show most Americans actually want single payer. Anyway, we know he will tweet about it for a while, the lose interest and not follow through when there's actual work involved.
Single payer will bankrupt the US and cost trillions of dollars and huge cost overruns! Bureaucrats running it will make it their slush fund with huge salaries and perks. The UK NHS is in deep trouble financially, they are rationing care and people dying because of it! The simple way to fix healthcare is allow all insurers offer healthcare across state lines much like auto insurance. The reason auto insurance nowadays is way cheaper, is because of the competition. Do that for healthcare and it will work as well!
I'm not advocating it. I'm just saying it sounds pretty good for a lot of people and polls support that. Personally I think health care is a big mess. It's not just the financial aspect. Go to an ER and you wait five or six hours. Nurses are mainly contract employees and vary widely in skill and attitude. Good luck knowing if your doctor is any good or just a big shot at the club. That said, I'm sure the situation in single payer countries is a lot worse.
Definitely, much, much worst. Watch The UnAmerican documentary on Amazon Prime. It debunks all the lies told by Michael Moore saying the healthcare of socialist countries like the UK NHS and Cuba was better than the US! Cubans wallowing in filth of feces and urine on the floors and patients left to die in dirty mattresses. It is a crime against humanity but, the Cubans chose Fidel and Raul Castro to be their leaders so, have no cause to complain!