The Republican leadership in the Senate agonizes over how best to "replace" ObamaCare, thus starting with a flawed premise which is bound to fail. Based on the paternalistic and freedom-depriving notion that it is for the government to compel the individual to obtain insurance and it is for the government to dictate the kind of insurance available to all, ObamaCare invariably leads to market distortions that increase cost; government-influenced or -mandated allocation of medical resources that rations care; a government-centric rather than patient-centric system; and near universal disappointment and inadequate care.
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