The national debate on health care once centered on improving access to quality care, yet the effect of Obamacare will be the exact opposite, resulting in the shameful degradation of care for the neediest individuals. – Fred Upton
Originally created to serve the poorest and sickest among us, the Medicaid program has grown dramatically but still doesnt include the kind of flexibility that states need to provide better health care for the poor and disadvantaged. – Fred Upton
Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy. – Fred Upton
Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid Washington knows best answers. – Fred Upton