A call for a meeting between Obama Administration officials and members of Congress to discuss alternatives to the Affordable Care Act was reissued on Wednesday by Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.).
Griffin and 32 members of Congress initially called for the meeting to discuss healthcare reform in a letter to President Obama in December.
“In the wake of Obamacare’s numerous failures, President Obama said that if Republicans had better healthcare reform ideas, they should say so,” Griffin said. “That’s why 33 of my colleagues and I sent him a letter that included a list of nine proposals that would help build an open and innovative healthcare system, expand access, increase choice and lower costs. So far, our request for a meeting to discuss these ideas has been met with silence. I hope President Obama meant what he said and will meet with us. It’s not too late for a fresh start, so we can get real healthcare reform right.”
Griffin recently noted that Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced more than 200 healthcare-related bills to improve the system, expand access, increase choice and lower costs.
Some of the goals of healthcare reform, Griffin added, need to be helping the uninsured obtain coverage, protecting those with pre-existing conditions and allowing young adults to remain on their parents’ plans.