Rep. Tom Price to Obama: You Said You Wanted ObamaCare Ideas; Here’s Mine

KILMEADE So here s ░░░░░░░░ idea The president asked ░░░░░░░░ for an idea what ░░░░░░░░ your idea PRICE What ░░░░░░░░ do is we put ░░░░░░░░ and families and doctors ░░░░░░░░ charge of health care ░░░░░░░░ opposed to Washington D ░░░░░░░░ When the president says ░░░░░░░░ the American people know ░░░░░░░░ he s not telling ░░░░░░░░ truth We ve had ░░░░░░░░ out there for over ░░░░░░░░ or four years that ░░░░░░░░ fundamentally change the health ░░░░░░░░ system So again patients ░░░░░░░░ families and doctors are ░░░░░░░░ decisions Not Washington D ░░░░░░░░ We ve got to ░░░░░░░░ it so the folks ░░░░░░░░ get health coverage But ░░░░░░░░ s coverage that they ░░░░░░░░ not that the government ░░░░░░░░ them to buy HASSELBECK ░░░░░░░░ are the basic differences ░░░░░░░░ in terms of purchasing ░░░░░░░░ state lines Is that ░░░░░░░░ possibility PRICE Purchasing across ░░░░░░░░ lines making sure that ░░░░░░░░ equalize the tax treatment ░░░░░░░░ individuals so that folks ░░░░░░░░ the same tax incentive ░░░░░░░░ purchase health coverage as ░░░░░░░░ You make it so ░░░░░░░░ every single American has ░░░░░░░░ financial feasibility to purchase ░░░░░░░░ through deductions and credits ░░░░░░░░ advancable credits and refundable ░░░░░░░░ credits And there are ░░░░░░░░ ways to save literally ░░░░░░░░ of billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ health care by ending ░░░░░░░░ practice of defensive medicine ░░░░░░░░ Of course not only ░░░░░░░░ you know this and ░░░░░░░░ you on the Advice ░░░░░░░░ of the Budget Committee ░░░░░░░░ the House but you ░░░░░░░░ also a doctor So ░░░░░░░░ is what I imagine ░░░░░░░░ have been somewhat of ░░░░░░░░ surprise but a pleasant ░░░░░░░░ a former CBO director ░░░░░░░░ this about your plan ░░░░░░░░ will produce 2 34 ░░░░░░░░ in savings over the ░░░░░░░░ 10 years It will ░░░░░░░░ smaller premium increases than ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act and ░░░░░░░░ number of insured could ░░░░░░░░ by 29 percent in ░░░░░░░░ But do you handle ░░░░░░░░ with preexisting conditions PRICE ░░░░░░░░ do by making it ░░░░░░░░ that they can get ░░░░░░░░ the coverage that they ░░░░░░░░ not that the government ░░░░░░░░ them to buy The ░░░░░░░░ with the president s ░░░░░░░░ is that if they ░░░░░░░░ t think your preexisting ░░░░░░░░ is a preexisting condition ░░░░░░░░ you re out of ░░░░░░░░ because nobody wins an ░░░░░░░░ with the federal government ░░░░░░░░ allow people to pool ░░░░░░░░ with millions of other ░░░░░░░░ so you get the ░░░░░░░░ power of millions so ░░░░░░░░ one person s adverse ░░░░░░░░ condition doesn t drive ░░░░░░░░ the costs for anybody ░░░░░░░░ HASSELBECK So you re ░░░░░░░░ that the government that ░░░░░░░░ decide what plans are ░░░░░░░░ there is also going ░░░░░░░░ decide what qualifies under ░░░░░░░░ plans with that panel ░░░░░░░░ Without a doubt And ░░░░░░░░ re going to define ░░░░░░░░ panel what doctors you ░░░░░░░░ see what drugs you ░░░░░░░░ take what formulary of ░░░░░░░░ will be available to ░░░░░░░░ This is just beginning ░░░░░░░░ unfold and the American ░░░░░░░░ know it s wrong ░░░░░░░░ So you ve answered ░░░░░░░░ president s question Do ░░░░░░░░ have any good ideas ░░░░░░░░ want to hear it ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ fix your plan Mr ░░░░░░░░ It s not fixable ░░░░░░░░ re saying go with ░░░░░░░░ plan And when is ░░░░░░░░ going to be presented ░░░░░░░░ Well we ve presented ░░░░░░░░ it s H R ░░░░░░░░ the Empowering Patients First ░░░░░░░░ This is the third ░░░░░░░░ this has been introduced ░░░░░░░░ had it when the ░░░░░░░░ made his statements early ░░░░░░░░ with ObamaCare If you ░░░░░░░░ got another idea give ░░░░░░░░ a call Let us ░░░░░░░░ We ve actually called ░░░░░░░░ We ve contacted the ░░░░░░░░ House repeatedly KILMEADE And ░░░░░░░░ are no answers PRICE ░░░░░░░░ silence It s crickets ░░░░░░░░ fact of the matter ░░░░░░░░ they don t want ░░░░░░░░ have to talk about ░░░░░░░░ quality of health care ░░░░░░░░ to health care affordability ░░░░░░░░ health care What they ░░░░░░░░ is the government to ░░░░░░░░ health care KILMEADE Do ░░░░░░░░ have ObamaCare PRICE We ░░░░░░░░ forced on to it ░░░░░░░░ of the law yeah ░░░░░░░░ Well what have you ░░░░░░░░ PRICE I ve found ░░░░░░░░ so far it s ░░░░░░░░ expensive than what I ░░░░░░░░ previously and as I ░░░░░░░░ able to determine it ░░░░░░░░ like the panels are ░░░░░░░░ to be smaller And ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ for the vast majority ░░░░░░░░ the American people as ░░░░░░░░ work through this and ░░░░░░░░ see that it s ░░░░░░░░ to cost more accessibility ░░░░░░░░ going to be less ░░░░░░░░ the quality I believe ░░░░░░░░ going to be less ░░░░░░░░ well That s not ░░░░░░░░ That s not what ░░░░░░░░ American people want.”