Walker's health care plan: Repeal Obamacare, replace it with conservative alternative

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hey scott, there is NO conservative alternative.......and you KNOW THAT.

Washington (CNN)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set to outline his plan to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a series of conservative changes -- including new caps on Medicaid payments to states and individual tax credits -- in a speech in Minnesota on Tuesday.

Walker is expected to say that, if elected, he would submit legislation to Congress seeking to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act and replace it with his sweeping package of conservative priorities.

"On my first day as President, I will send legislation to the Congress that will repeal Obamacare entirely and replace it in a way that puts patients and their families back in charge of their health care -- not the federal government. I call it the Day One Patient Freedom Plan," Walker will say, according to an excerpt from his speech provided by the campaign.

The Walker proposal, the first major policy rollout from his campaign, calls for "capped allotments" to states for some parts of Medicaid while allowing acute care payments to continue uncapped.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/politics/scott-walker-health-care-obamacare-replacement/index.html

[hobbit709]

1. The don't get sick and if you do, die quickly plan.

[tabasco]

2. "Conservative alternative" = let people die and give total control back to ins. companies

That's worked so well in the past.

Of course, that's probably OK with the comfortable utopians here on DU because they are so disenthralled with the ACA.

[onecaliberal]

3. Which is what? Go die?

[City Lights]

4. The 'Day One Patient Freedom Plan?'

LOL, that sounds fabulous! I just can't wait to hear how this will work! My guess is the patient will not be the one experiencing the 'freedom' in his plan.

[ananda]

5. Isn't his candidacy irrelevant by now?

His ick factor is just off the charts.

[Historic NY]

6. The get sick and die plan...

its not expensive.

[Johonny]

7. Fiscal conservative plan calls for spending, no regulations, and no revenue. Instant deficit

brought to you by the fiscal conservative.

[spanone]

8. walker calls it the 'Day One Patient Freedom Plan'

so, on his first day of office he will let all those millions of people with healthcare be free from having healthcare.....brilliant scott

[Wellstone ruled]

9. All of the Chamber and Round Table

Old Sick White Guys are pissed at Obama for taking their so called Heritage Foundation National Health Care Plan and with a few tweeks,slapping them in the face by passing it through a very monied special interest driven Congress. Stop and think just how important this is in Political History. If the next President is some what progressive,we will see a major attempt at single payer National Health. Key appears to be major consolidation of Health Insurance Companies,in that,the Big Money is betting on some big changes. Notice how the Republicans keep running the Red Herring of Obama Care Repeal up the flag pole and failing some fifty plus times,appears the real decision makers within their Party are having heart burn with these backward ideas,and know full well it will not fly with there so called average voter. Obama Care is by know means the answer,it has help some 16-20 million folks finally get some type of Health Care in states which barriers have been in place to tamp down care for the Pauper Class. Keep the faith,we will see Single Payer soon.