Republicans rolling out alternatives to OCare

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Alternatives being proposed, thus far, by Republicans Dr. Ben Carson and Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Will post additional links when other possible 2016 presidential candidates put out their plans.

Ben Carson releases principles for Obamacare replacement

• Our health is the most personal and important thing we possess, therefore its care must be under our control.
• Centralization and bureaucracy are the antithesis of personalization, and only discourage choice and innovation.
• Large-scale change should not be imposed from above. Instead, we must have the freedom to choose what is best for our families and build on proven successes.
• Advancing technology and innovation can reduce costs and increase efficiency but every individual must always own and control their personal medical information.
• States should have maximum flexibility to design the programs that serve their citizens.
• Employers and individuals purchasing health insurance must always be free to buy coverage and benefits consistent with their moral and religious beliefs.
• Physicians are the backbone of our healthcare system and deserve to practice in an environment free of unnecessary, frivolous and costly lawsuits.

Carson is scheduled to meet with the lawmakers of the Congressional Health Caucus on Thursday to discuss health care.

http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/03/be...e-replacement/

Gov. Jindal holds back on some of the details, which Republican economist, Douglas Holtz-Eakin says makes good election sense.

Bobby Jindal’s Blueprint for Health Care Reform

Among the reforms, Jindal proposes:

• Changing the tax code to give all individuals the same standard deduction for health insurance;
• Creating a grant pool of $100 billion over 10 years that would allow states to create insurance exchanges with greater flexibility than the ones available through Obamacare;
• Guaranteeing people with pre-existing conditions access to the new state exchanges;
• Strengthening conscience protections for businesses and medical providers as well as restricting federal funding of abortions;
• Introducing a premium support system into Medicare, the federal health program for seniors and the disabled; and
• Allowing Americans to buy insurance across state lines.

http://blog.heritage.org/2014/04/02/..._medium=social