Romney To Keep Parts Of Obamacare

Mitt Romney, in a dramatic turn of events, says that he is not for the repeal of all of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). Romney has often said that one of his highest priorities is overturning President Obama’s signature heath care reform. Now he is saying that there are some parts he plans on keeping according to an interview he gave to NBC’s “Meet The Press”.
Romney said on the show:
“Well, I’m not getting rid of all of health care reform of course there are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place. One is to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. Two is to assure that the marketplace allows for individuals to have policies that cover their family up to whatever age they might like. I also want individuals to be able to buy insurance, health insurance, on their own as opposed to only being able to get it on a tax advantage basis through their company.”
This marks the latest turn around for Romney on health care reform. When Romney passed a law that was almost identical to Obamacare in Massachusetts, he said he wanted it to be a model for the nation. Then running for President he said he would work to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act.
Now Romney is saying he is still going to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but he will replace it with his own plan which will address the parts of Obamacare he likes.
Romney said:
“I say we’re going to replace Obamacare and I’m replacing it with my own plan. And even in Massachusetts when I was governor, our plan there deals with pre-existing conditions and with young people.”
While that may be what Romney wants to see now, it blatantly contradicts what he said in a statement to the Huffington Post in June which said:
“Fixing our health care system means making sure that every American, regardless of their health care needs, can find quality, affordable coverage. That is why Governor Romney supports reforms to protect those with pre-existing conditions from being denied access to a health plan while they have continuous coverage. And for those purchasing insurance for the first time, he supports reforms that empower states to make high risk pools more accessible by using cost reducing methods like risk adjustment and reinsurance. Beginning on his first day in office, Governor Romney is committed to working with Congress to enact polices like these that protect Americans’ access to the care they need.”
It seems that Romney wants to make some changes to his position, it begs to question why he wants to do so now with the election so close?



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Sep 9, 2012
Advice to the republicans: Give up entirely the fight for the Romneydon'tcare plan, instead of doing it piecemeal and appear ridiculous in the eyes of many.
Sep 9, 2012
of course he has changed his mind again ! he just says what he thinks people want to hear!
Sep 9, 2012
There are so many advantages to this new law..as a contractor that has to move from state to state and company to company I never get to KEEP my current insurance..so I always have wait periods in which I am not covered..I have a heart and lung condition and it makes me nervous. I want single payer system eventually.. whether its gov run or private I don't care..but needs to happen. I have paid for ins for years (30)..and the fact that I cannot depend on having coverage because I have to move is ridiculous..
Sep 9, 2012
I thought on the first day romeny took office he was going to get rid of obama care what a lier.
Sep 9, 2012
Of course we need Obamacare, you would be an idiot to get rid of any part of it Mitt, you Mitt are not right for the biggest office in this country, you probably couldn't fire enough people, ohh yes you could you made millions firing people, you unsympathetic JERK.
Sep 9, 2012
But how do you really feel Vick?
Of course he is tacking to the middle now. He wants to appeal to the independents. Too little too late. He spent too much time pandering to the far right and the tea party. In any case, you can't pick and choose what you want in the healthcare bill like it's a salad bar. You need a single payer system to make it all work. He's a tool!
Sep 9, 2012
you will see that obama care is a scam for the insurance companies, pharmacutical companies and IT companies to make money. the money has been redirected, not to direct patient care, but the emphasis and finance has been put on prevention. prevention is important but it is only slice of the healthcare pie, it is not the whole pie. you will find that you will receive less healthcare not more. some people will benefit, but the population that needs it most, will not benefit. in fact, more people will loose coverage if employers choose to stop providing coverage at all to their employees because the fines for not providing coverage is so low. then, to add insult to injury, the people will be fined if they do not have insurance. the people are caught between a rock and a hard place. it is very cruel what they did. doctors, nurses and other health care professionals are vilified and this law goes so far as to downplay their role. it is very shrewd but what you see is not what you will get. Single Payer healthcare for all should be the goal.
Sep 9, 2012
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Sep 9, 2012
Honestly, this PLAN wont be good for all of us who have pre-existing illnesses, til 2014… Should be good now, but it isn't. So I don't know about Obama's care plan being so great now!
Sep 10, 2012
The real facts are that he means none of it; I think he's running for president as 1) the best way to avoid being indicted for tax fraud and other crimes and 2) the best way to continue, on a much grander scale, stealing other people's money and helping his cronies to do it, too.
Sep 10, 2012
i agree with you, Vick! Could not have said it better, myself!
Sep 10, 2012
I pray we will be rid of him. We don't need the government to run our lives.
Sep 10, 2012
You can't trust Mitt Romney. I'm from Massachusetts and remember when he wanted to run for governor. He refiled his taxes from Utah to Massachusetts. Our MA Governor needed to be a resident of Massachusetts. (Did Mitt NOT know where he lived? Ha….) Mitt will say and do whatever it takes to get elected to President of the USA.
If elected he'll look out for the millionaires and billionaires like himself, not us middle class and small business owners.
Sep 10, 2012
Just another flip-flop! Who knows what he believes or will support? My concern is that he has no spine and can be led around by the nose by the Right Wing and their ultraconservative, anti-abortion, anti women ideas even if he inherently is more moderate. He will say anything to get elected! Health care is only one example–Romney Care in Mass. is popular and is the model for Obamacare. He has been against Obamacare, but now realizes people are getting to know how it helps them and are afraid of losing what they have gained. So, he flips and flops on earlier statements about repealing Obamacare on the first day he is in office.
Sep 11, 2012
I'm not voting for neither they speak with fork tongue tell u anything to get ure vote throw u some crumbs to shut u up and do whatever they want we need a new party by the people and for the people and be able to get them out of office if they don't improve the gov
Sep 11, 2012
Barb you are becoming an anarchist. me 2
Sep 12, 2012
seems to me that I have heard the same about things Obama has said in the past – open mouth, inset foot.
Sep 12, 2012
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Sep 12, 2012
Sorry but I am afraid the president position will not be going way anytime soon. The government doesn't run your life and it is not fair to blame them just because you can't control your personal affairs. This is a free country and you can do as you wish. But if you want a liar and cheat running the country and like I have said all along you will be in a worse boat. ObamaCare will be renamed RomneyCare and a few small line items will changed like woman's right to choose abortion and preventive care. Aside from that you will pretty much see a repeat of Massachusetts when he was Gov Less Jobs More Taxes and a Failed Economy they are still trying to recover 5.5 years later. You can't get rid of the government but you can do something about your circumstances by helping to get rid of Bush Era Tax Cuts that caused this mess in the first place. you can do that by not voting for the Republicans in the house senate or as president Vice President or any other roll in our government. to put it words you may understand better do you want a stinken liar as president or do you want a stinken lier with a bad economic record as president. The choice is yours.
Sep 12, 2012
Like clinton said. "your platform seems to be that we screwed up the economy and you didn't fix it fast enough so we should be let back in". For what? another 8 years of no job creation plus another 4 years for another democrat to fix a broken system. Think people it isn't rocket science here. Bush took a surplus democratic government running at peak efficiency with a unemployment rate of 4.4% and jacked it up in ways it will take to 2019 to recover from. Plus he started a war he didn't know how to finish fought for 6 years with no end in site not to mention Iraq was not the responsible it was Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden. Obama ended Bushes War and Started the war on the right track and finished that war Osama is dead and 23,000 troops pulled out official end date set at 2014. And unemployment is .3 higher now then when he took over the mess left by Bush. Not a bad record at all. So why would you want to go back to that. There is no Republican that has a good economic track record. Aside from Carter most Democrats have know how to fix the economy and command the greatest military in the world. And a Single Payer Health System. Seriously? You don't want the government to control your life but you want the government to take over the Health Care System. Really? Obama fought the republicans hard so exactly that didn't happen. We don't need the government to take over, but to regulate and control those insurance companies that make life and death calls based on the stockholders.
Sep 12, 2012
There called independents the 3rd party the only problem is they are just as bad. There are many parties but only two that mater. The real choice is finding who is the better of the two parties that matter. I would encourage you to vote for Obama not because he is a great president but because Romney is Dangerous for the US. Obama has a plan and has done good so far. Romney is liar and a leach. He screwed up Massachusetts economy he has lied and not even good lies he looked America in the eye at the RNC and said we are going to repeal ObamaCare bottom line is he lied ObamaCare Stays with some minor changes and takes credit for RomneyCare. The main thing is ObamaCare works it is the one thing Romney did good in Mass is place in RomneyCare 2006 It was Altered Twice but it is working he knows it will work and now that Obama did all the hard work in ending the wars and fixing the recession the next president will have a walk in the park. He just wants to steal that glory that doesn't belong to him. Vote for Obama so Romney doesn't have a Chance.
Sep 12, 2012
Yes and he does a great job of it. I heard him and Ryan at the RNC and was almost convinced until I started digging. Ya a silver tongued jackle that one is. But I don't know who told the most lies Romney or Ryan I would have to get a word count. Because every word was a lie
Sep 12, 2012
No he won't even look out for the Upper Class. That is the problem in Mass Giving Uppies a tax break doesn't help them it stagnates there business. They make less money so the taxes they would have paid are far less than the profits they make in a booming economy. There still trying to fix ol Mass. This is problem with USA now Tax Breaks for the Rich Hurt their Bottom line. They know it but the Republicans can't seem to do the math. As long as the Uppies are not paying taxes the US economy will continue to decline. Keep the republicans out of House Senate and Presidency if you want to return to 4.4% unemployment where people have the power to choose where they work cause there making so much money and jobs are everywhere.
Sep 12, 2012
im glad to see others feel as i do! Either real change has to happen or i see destruction just like us getting involved with these differant countries we need to stay out of it they need to worry bout our country and make it stronge! it makes me sick how much they give to them and they turn around and come at us Thats are hard earn money they give to these people only for them to come back at us !!! Are u kiddding me!!!!!!!
Sep 12, 2012
Kind of out there in left field. The fines are in no way small for corporations that would choose not to insure there employees. And there are provisions in place that would would protect the employee if that did become the case. As there is still major points in the new law that haven't come to pass yet there is still much of the code that will be changed and rewritten as to make the intention and purpose of the health care reform comply with the legal and obligation that were set forth in the very foundation of the Health Care Bill.
Sep 12, 2012
further, if they were so concerned about prevention, then they would ban cigaretees, ban GMOs, ban the contamination of our food with pesticides, stop the never ending wars, stop pushing the pharmacuticals. there are a host of things that need to be done before they start putting the emphasis on prevention. I stick by my beliefs that are not "out there in far left field". the american health care system is a disgrace b/c of the profit motive.
Sep 13, 2012
Well if you want all that stuff why not move to a small island where you can be the dictator. The major problem you face is that you live in a country where freedom means that not just you are free, but everyone around you. I don't smoke myself nor do I drink but should I chose to I would like the government to not make that choice for me. and yest there are lots of problems with the world but you do want insurance companies to choose what they are going to cover you for. Where stockholders have the choice of weather you live or die. Prevention is an important issue because many diseases like breast cancer or ovarian cancer can be detected early enough to save peoples lives. And really if your raped by some nasty creep 1 in 3 women have been raped do you really want the government telling sorry your carrying that baby for nine months and when it is born you give it up for adoption or raise it. Well those are some promises that Romney will fulfill if elected ObamaCare with will merely be slightly altered not in good ways. Then he will call it RomneyCare and walla he gets credit for a plan that was created by Obama using RomneyCare 2006 as a model. I don't blame him but it is no where near what he promised. plus with the other things on his record like promising jobs and lowering taxes and delivering none of it and destroying Massachusetts Economy he has a proven track record of lying. So keep Obama and some of those things you want may be dealt with but under Romney not going to happen