Word: reformism
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...face is all the more egregious because of the opportunity the Democrats had to pass truly landmark, bipartisan legislation under allegedly “post-partisan” leadership from President Obama. Republicans and Democrats alike agree that health care is too expensive, and that, in the absence of reform, budgetary realities of Medicare and Medicaid will force harsh fiscal choices...
...opportunity for cost curve-bending reform was there: there were substantive changes on which Republicans would have voted “Aye.” Instead, the Democrats chose to pass along party lines a 2409-page bill, with an additional 153 pages of amendments, dictating from Washington how to operate 16 percent of the economy. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill calls for $938 billion in spending over the next decade. Where will the nearly $1 trillion in spending be funneled...
...that all Americans buy insurance in order to prevent people from gaming the system. This mandate in turn requires government subsidies for those who cannot afford coverage. These three new regulations amount to what Paul Krugman calls the “three-legged stool” of reform...
That’s what makes this attempt at reform so disheartening. Democrats could have, with Republican support, enacted radical changes to the U.S. healthcare system that would reduce costs for American families. Instead, they put a costly, partisan band-aid on the gaping bullet wound of skyrocketing health care costs. This is not “change” we can, or should, believe in, and we can only “hope” that Republicans win back enough seats in November to repeal...
...some students hope that the College will consider further reform that provides greater support for students who ultimately must undergo the withdrawal process...