Our health care system is in serious need of reform. But as we consider health care reform in the Congress we must first do no harm. According to a 2006 ABCNews-USAToday-Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 88% of Americans rated their health care coverage as excellent or good. While nearly half were concerned about the cost of health insurance.

That is why I believe two of the most important steps we should take as we consider health care legislation are: (1) let every American keep their current coverage if they want to keep it and (2) help Americans address the costs of health care coverage that push them into the ranks of the uninsured.

Health care expenses burden employees and employers and our focus should be to address this growing concern. We must enact solutions to address the problem of the uninsured, including the chronically uninsured, those with pre-existing conditions, and those who find themselves uninsured for only a part of the year. Part of the solution is making it easier for individuals and small businesses to form larger purchasing pools in order to get the same level of savings that large employers currently receive.

I believe there are many steps we can and should take that solve this issue without turning over more of the health care system to the government. The government has a poor track record of running programs which are financially strapped and unsustainable.

I am working with my colleagues in the Congress to develop solutions that make medical coverage affordable and portable. Among the provisions that we should consider are:

• Enacting tax credits and tax deductions;
• Expanding Health Savings Accounts;
• Enhancing larger risk purchasing pools for small businesses and individuals through Association Health Plans;
• Providing health care consumers incentives to be wise consumers and chose healthy lifestyles; and
• Increased competition among health plans and providers.


Understanding the Majority’s New Health Care Reform Bill (H.R. 3692)
Policy Brief - Short Summary of H.R. 3692

Policy Brief - Full Summary of H.R. 3692

Important Numbers to Keep in Mind

Important Pages to Read

New Proposal Creates 111 New Bureaucracies 

Impact on Seniors 

Impact on Young Americans

Impact on Women and Families 

Impact on Patients and Doctors 

Impact on Businesses 

Impact on Low Income Families

Impact on Rural America

Impact on the States

What They're Saying: The Worst Bill Ever, Editorial, The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2009


Recent Congressional Action:
H.R. 3962 - the House Majority's New Health Care Bill

Amendments to H.R. 3692 that were Denied Consideration

H.R. 3200 - the House Majority's Old Health Care Bill

H.R. 3200 - Summary - Released by the House Republican Conference

H.R. 3200 - Amendment Summary - Released by the House Republicn Conference

Related Documents:

Press Releases - Rep. Posey’s Statement on Health Care Reform 11.17.2009

Articles - UPDATE: Information About the Majority's Health Care Bill 11.3.2009

Press Releases - CBO Says Price Tag on Health Care Proposal Much More than Speaker’s Estimate 10.30.2009

Press Releases - Posey: New 2,000 Page Health Care Reform Proposal Should Be Subject to Open Legislative Process 10.29.2009

Press Releases - Posey Takes President Up on His Offer to Review Health Care Bill Line-by-Line 10.2.2009


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Related Files:

Amendments to H.R. 3692 that were Denied Consideration

Full Summary - Majority Health Care Bill

Health Plan's Impact on Small Businesses

House Health Care Plan's Organizational Chart