SO the 50Mn uninsured who live under tents in abandoned lots are not the reason for healthcare reform? It seems not, according to Congressman Mike Ross (D-Ark)
Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) said on Wednesday that providing healthcare to uninsured Americans is "not what this healthcare reform debate is about."
In making his comments, Ross, who is the centrist Blue Dogs' health reform point man, questioned one of the primary healthcare goals of the White House and Democratic leaders.
"That is a side benefit to healthcare reform and an important one," Ross told the Arkansas Educational Television Network. Instead, the fifth-term congressman said the bill should focus on "cost containment."
But let's not call it a rationing bill just yet....
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