Rick Santorum offered a stark contrast to President Obama's health care law on Monday, saying he would repeal the legislation and propose a plan that relies on private insurance.
In an op-ed in USA Today, the former Pennsylvania senator said he would repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a plan that will allow companies to compete over state lines and allow Americans to buy health insurance with pre-tax dollars. He also contends that those with pre-existing conditions, who have gaps in their coverage, would pay more “afterward” to sign up for care.
“Once people have insurance, they would be able to switch to another plan immediately if they have not allowed coverage to drop," Santorum writes. "If they have a break in coverage, it would be more expensive to sign up afterward. That gives people an incentive to keep coverage.”
Those with severe illnesses would be offered special health programs conducted through the states, known as “risk pools,” he writes. Additionally, under his plan, he said low-income individuals would get tax credits to buy insurance.
He writes that “the contrast with ObamaCare could not be starker.”
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