When Bill Frist proclaims it's "Health Week," he doesn't mean it will help the health of the American people. In fact, the premier piece of GOP health legislation would eliminate state mandated benefits:
But the bill, sponsored by Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi, would exempt these small business health plans as well as other policies from many state laws and mandates that govern both benefits and pricing.The GOP Congress does nothing to improve the health of the American people. That's why the states have had to take the lead. Figures, the Repubs. have found a way to undermine those benefits, too.
The AARP retirees group, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Cancer Society, among others, have been pushing hard to stop the Enzi bill, saying it could erase 20 years of progress in health coverage by eroding benefit requirements.
