Three members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation--Congressman Jim Himes, Congressman Joe Courtney, and Congressman Chris Murphy--recently held forums on health care across the state.
Lisa Backus reported on the forum with Congressman Chris Murphy in the New Britain Herald:
The main goal is to make health care a birthright and give Americans a choice between private and public plans with subsidies for those who can’t afford the cost.
"The proposal that I think is the most promising is that we understand that 70 percent of people like their insurance through their employer but we need to rate everyone the same," he said. "You can’t rate someone by illness. There would be no discrimination for pre-existing conditions and a basic level of coverage for everyone."
The federal plan would control costs by limiting profits for insurance companies, cutting administrative costs and treating people before they get sick, Murphy said.
"If you don’t like the private insurance plan, you will have the option of a public plan," he said. "The government can run with a no-profit motivation. People will choose a public plan that will cost less."
All of the Congressmen provided an overview of the health care debate from Washington, and you can view the remarks of Congressmen Jim Himes and Chris Murphy below.
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