Rep. Don Beyer’s “Tweetstorm” on “3 big things that we need to do right now to improve the health care system”

Now this guy’s a leader. He’s also my Congressman, I’m happy to say. 🙂

We have a lot of people asking us what the Democrats want to do on health care, how we would make improvements.

We *do* have solutions. 1/ https://t.co/mAFkXTS6BR

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

There are 3 big things that we need to do right now to improve the health care system. The most important steps we can take forward. 2/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

1: We need to stabilize the individual insurance market. People need choices, and we can make that happen. 3/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

I have long supported a public option, which would make sure that everyone in the country has the ability to get individual coverage. 4/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

But there are simpler things we could do now to help give people more choices and stabilize the market. We need to get more people in. 5/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

Republicans must stop sabotaging the individual market and work with us. HHS needs to run its https://t.co/hgeCcUkvY7 outreach properly. 6/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

The Administration and Congress need to guarantee cost-sharing-reduction (CSR) payments to insurers. This is vital for keeping costs down 7/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

It's also vital in order to keep insurers from backing out of marketplaces in rural states. Stop the sabotage and work on solutions, GOP. 8/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

2: We need to get more people into the system.

In states like Virginia, there is one huge step we could take:

Expand. Medicaid. Now. 9/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

I support single payer or, failing that, a public option- but my Republican colleagues do not. There are still ways we can work together 10/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

Outreach does get people signed up. It worked under Obama, and it works in California now. HHS: do your job right and we will back you. 11/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

Enforce the law that is already on the books. Non-enforcement of the coverage mandate will lead to people exiting and driving costs up. 12/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

Acknowledge that health care is a right, not a privilege, and work to make sure that *everyone* has access to affordable healthcare. 13/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

Maybe Republicans have other ideas to expand coverage. Let's talk! Stop locking us out and open the doors for a bipartisan solution. 14/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

3: Take aggressive action to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Dems outlined specific policy proposals to do this in #ABetterDeal 15/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

It's something that @realDonaldTrump has said he's interested in. That's a much better use of his time than open discussion of sabotage. 16/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

We have policy proposals ready to go here. You can read about them. Don't like these ideas? Let's talk about it. 17/ https://t.co/wFkxlDayXW

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

Working together through regular order, bipartisan discussion, and public hearings- that's the way forward. Open this process up. 18/

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017

If we could stabilize the market, expand coverage, and lower prescription drug prices, everyone would be better off.

Let's do that.
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— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2017