National Health System Reform

H.R. 3962 – Affordable Health Care for America Act 

The LSMS opposes the bill as written. Although LSMS Policy is compatible with some of the concepts in the bill, the majority of its provisions are radically different from LSMS Policy on health system reform. In addition, the subject of tort reform is completely missing from the bill as well as the right of patients and physicians to privately contract. Finally, the most radical of the bill's provisions, the public plan option, is clearly against LSMS Policy 165.96, which is opposition to a national single payer health insurance system. The public plan option represents the gateway to a vast expansion of government control of the nation’s health care system and is the stalking horse of a thriving, competitive insurance marketplace.

Your help and commitment is needed to stop the steamrolling of the process of reforming our health care system. The LSMS believes health system reform should be done the right way for it to have a reasonable chance to succeed, not just for the sake of change. The LSMS is carrying this message to the members of Congress and will continue to do so. What is needed to multiply the pressure on Congress to do it right is Your voice added to those across this nation to change legislation reforming our health care system.

Contact your Congressman and voice your position on H.R. 3962.

For key points concerning the LSMS position on H.R. 3962, click here. 

Click here to read the letter sent to the Louisiana Congressmen on Nov 5, 2009.  

Review current LSMS Policies relating to national health system reform by clicking here.