Healthcare

On, March 10, 2017, Chip Roy wrote a piece for the National Review titled Repeal Obamacare. In this commentary, Chip discusses the plight of healthcare for our country. He describes the extreme need that exists in comparison to the faulty program that has been put in place. There are so many problems that have been introduced by this plan that it seems to be more harmful than it is helpful. He expresses the conflict that exists between wanting to provide healthcare for all and yet eliminating the ability for companies to compete to provide this coverage. By removing the competitive edge to this, the government has in a sense, driven the price of healthcare up; the complete opposite of the plan’s original intention.

This article is written for all of the citizens in the United States that are affected by the high costs and the limited coverage that Obamacare provides. The opinion is stated in a very clear, factual basis, laying it out for us to read and evaluate the evidence for ourselves. I believe that he expresses genuine concern for where healthcare coverage stands today in our nation and the limitless possibilities with which it can improve. He even goes as far as to provide suggestions in ways to make this better. The points become valid when you realize that they come from someone who is actually touched by this situation as well. This is not from someone in government who has ties to this bill and who receives benefits from it. When we hear honest words from someone who truly wants to fix the program and make the system better, it becomes easier for us to accept and understand. Coming from someone who appears to have a conservative view, he is not afraid to call Republicans out on their faulty plan for fixing this system. To present a viable plan, you must be independent of either party and truly be speaking for the good of the whole country not just a political group.