Writing on the conservative blog AmericaSpeakOn.org, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt slammed President Obama’s proposal for a government-run health plan. Writes Leavitt:
“President Obama supports the idea of a ‘public option’ for health insurance. The language of competition and choice cleverly conceals the objective. But the President’s ‘public option’ is a gateway leading to 118 million Americans losing the option of private choice. It is a strategy for government-run health care. It is a Trojan horse….
“There is another answer. The government needs to promote value—to empower consumers to pursue the highest-quality care at the lowest-possible prices. Strong government action is needed to organize an efficient market where consumers can choose insurance plans and medical practitioners who offer the best value. What is not needed is to replace the private market with a government-run system in which only the truly rich have a choice.”
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