Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Isakson Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Health Care Law

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today made the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s terribly flawed health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Isakson, who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, voted against the health care bill last year and he recently voted to repeal the law.

“Today marks the one-year anniversary of the signing of the historic health care bill promoted by President Obama. It is also a time of reflection to look back and see all of the broken promises that were made to pass the bill. We were told by the President that people could keep their current insurance if they like it, and 7 million senior Americans have lost their Medicare Advantage insurance and as many as 51 percent of Americans will lose their employee-sponsored plans in the coming years. We were also told it wasn’t going to have any effect or impact on Medicare for our seniors but yet, it has taken half of a trillion dollars out of the Medicare trust fund. Worst of all, we were told that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would lower the cost of health care but it has made health care for Americans less affordable and will result in higher premiums for families. When the American people went to the ballot box last November, they sent a clear message the health care bill was wrong for our country. We need to repeal the current health care law and replace this legislation with solutions that promote competition and patient-choice and facilitate the private delivery of health care.”