Gov. Bobby Jindal Explains His ObamaCare Replacement Plan

JINDAL Good morning thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me And ░░░░░░░░ agree with you Tthere ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ think we can run ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare between now and ░░░░░░░░ and I think that ░░░░░░░░ a mistake I think ░░░░░░░░ have to tell the ░░░░░░░░ people what we re ░░░░░░░░ I m certainly for ░░░░░░░░ the ObamaCare law But ░░░░░░░░ think we need to ░░░░░░░░ the American people we ░░░░░░░░ got a better plan ░░░░░░░░ lower health care costs ░░░░░░░░ do what the president ░░░░░░░░ he d do in ░░░░░░░░ TODD Well let s ░░░░░░░░ into your plan because ░░░░░░░░ look at it and ░░░░░░░░ many ways you would ░░░░░░░░ up the health insurance ░░░░░░░░ even more than President ░░░░░░░░ s plan on this ░░░░░░░░ big key proponent key ░░░░░░░░ here which is this ░░░░░░░░ that the health benefits ░░░░░░░░ insurance benefits we get ░░░░░░░░ you get health insurance ░░░░░░░░ a company the company ░░░░░░░░ now gets a tax ░░░░░░░░ the individual does not ░░░░░░░░ would make the health ░░░░░░░░ taxable income for the ░░░░░░░░ and replace it with ░░░░░░░░ deduction for the individual ░░░░░░░░ I understand that But ░░░░░░░░ time doesn t that ░░░░░░░░ companies to even provide ░░░░░░░░ insurance JINDAL No Chuck ░░░░░░░░ d actually argue is ░░░░░░░░ we re doing is ░░░░░░░░ the president said in ░░░░░░░░ when he remember said ░░░░░░░░ he was opposing the ░░░░░░░░ Senator Clinton proposed bending ░░░░░░░░ cost curve down providing ░░░░░░░░ standard deduction does a ░░░░░░░░ of things One it ░░░░░░░░ fairness in the tax ░░░░░░░░ Right now if you ░░░░░░░░ to buy health care ░░░░░░░░ from your employer you ░░░░░░░░ using tax disadvantage post ░░░░░░░░ dollars where if you ░░░░░░░░ it through your employer ░░░░░░░░ s make that fairer ░░░░░░░░ that folks if they ░░░░░░░░ their jobs if they ░░░░░░░░ their jobs they can ░░░░░░░░ their health care And ░░░░░░░░ do other things to ░░░░░░░░ them keep their health ░░░░░░░░ for example TODD Let ░░░░░░░░ stop you there though ░░░░░░░░ Sure TODD This is ░░░░░░░░ going through this it ░░░░░░░░ like you re trying ░░░░░░░░ come up with a ░░░░░░░░ to help the 10 ░░░░░░░░ people on the individual ░░░░░░░░ say 5 to 10 ░░░░░░░░ there are about 5 ░░░░░░░░ now on the individual ░░░░░░░░ from before by changing ░░░░░░░░ way some some 100 ░░░░░░░░ people get health insurance ░░░░░░░░ Well no but the ░░░░░░░░ is right now there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ locked that can t ░░░░░░░░ jobs can t move ░░░░░░░░ state lines We want ░░░░░░░░ help them But also ░░░░░░░░ want to help folks ░░░░░░░░ have employer coverage The ░░░░░░░░ is if you set ░░░░░░░░ deduction high enough up ░░░░░░░░ this is not going ░░░░░░░░ be as disruptive to ░░░░░░░░ employer market as actually ░░░░░░░░ is The real concern ░░░░░░░░ under ObamaCare you saw ░░░░░░░░ study this week the ░░░░░░░░ of dollars it will ░░░░░░░░ employers per employee I ░░░░░░░░ you re going see ░░░░░░░░ and more employers having ░░░░░░░░ drop coverage faced with ░░░░░░░░ mandates and the high ░░░░░░░░ under ObamaCare We re ░░░░░░░░ trying to stabilize the ░░░░░░░░ provided coverage but giving ░░░░░░░░ a voluntary more gradual ░░░░░░░░ giving them the choice ░░░░░░░░ this is really about ░░░░░░░░ individuals more choices saying ░░░░░░░░ you want to buy ░░░░░░░░ care through your employer ░░░░░░░░ can continue to do ░░░░░░░░ with a generous deduction ░░░░░░░░ you want to buy ░░░░░░░░ now through a multi ░░░░░░░░ purchasing pool if you ░░░░░░░░ to buy that through ░░░░░░░░ church your unions whatever ░░░░░░░░ organizations you can do ░░░░░░░░ through association plans as ░░░░░░░░ We also want to ░░░░░░░░ the individual markets so ░░░░░░░░ folks want to buy ░░░░░░░░ that market If you ░░░░░░░░ the state incentives with ░░░░░░░░ standard deduction earlier estimates ░░░░░░░░ estimated this would bring ░░░░░░░░ the cost of insurance ░░░░░░░░ an average family in ░░░░░░░░ individual market by approximately ░░░░░░░░ 000 compared to where ░░░░░░░░ are today sS it ░░░░░░░░ reduces the cost of ░░░░░░░░ gives more power more ░░░░░░░░ to the consumer without ░░░░░░░░ the employer provided health ░░░░░░░░ market Now I think ░░░░░░░░ the short term most ░░░░░░░░ who are in the ░░░░░░░░ provided market will continue ░░░░░░░░ get their health care ░░░░░░░░ through their employers but ░░░░░░░░ time this gives them ░░░░░░░░ choices and it also ░░░░░░░░ them an incentive If ░░░░░░░░ choose more efficient coverage ░░░░░░░░ So you want you ░░░░░░░░ hoping JINDAL they can ░░░░░░░░ their dollars that standard ░░░░░░░░ they can keep those ░░░░░░░░ in their pocket TODD ░░░░░░░░ re hoping that over ░░░░░░░░ that we ve decoupled ░░░░░░░░ from employers JINDAL I ░░░░░░░░ over time we need ░░░░░░░░ Over time that s ░░░░░░░░ you re hoping your ░░░░░░░░ would do which is ░░░░░░░░ get rid of employer ░░░░░░░░ insurance JINDAL Well no ░░░░░░░░ s not getting rid ░░░░░░░░ it It s giving ░░░░░░░░ more choices TODD Well ░░░░░░░░ certainly disincentivizing companies to ░░░░░░░░ it is what you ░░░░░░░░ saying you re getting ░░░░░░░░ of the incentives JONDAL ░░░░░░░░ not at all It ░░░░░░░░ to be the companies ░░░░░░░░ on health care continue ░░░░░░░░ be deductible on their ░░░░░░░░ for the individual they ░░░░░░░░ to get a generous ░░░░░░░░ deduction but the idea ░░░░░░░░ that over time you ░░░░░░░░ want to give individuals ░░░░░░░░ an incentive to get ░░░░░░░░ efficient health care by ░░░░░░░░ them to keep the ░░░░░░░░ but secondly by more ░░░░░░░░ it shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ you get health care ░░░░░░░░ health care through your ░░░░░░░░ or if you re ░░░░░░░░ And the president was ░░░░░░░░ to say before in ░░░░░░░░ before ObamaCare that there ░░░░░░░░ problems in the individual ░░░░░░░░ market for those with ░░░░░░░░ existing conditions for those ░░░░░░░░ can t afford it ░░░░░░░░ what he was wrong ░░░░░░░░ trying to force everybody ░░░░░░░░ a government mandated system ░░░░░░░░ a lot of bureaucracy ░░░░░░░░ higher taxes What we ░░░░░░░░ saying is let s ░░░░░░░░ individuals more choices.”