Jody Hice on Health Care

ObamaCare is economically devastating and unconstitutional

Hice: Strongly Disagree

Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.

Hice: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Hice: Repealing and replacing ObamaCare must be a priority. ObamaCare represents a massive expansion of the federal government. ObamaCare is one of the most economically devastating and unconstitutional pieces of legislation to come out of Washington and it must be repealed and replaced in order to restore economic stability to our nation.

ObamaCare puts us on the road to socialist America

ObamaCare will not reduce the cost of healthcare. It will not increase access to healthcare. It will not improve the quality of healthcare. ObamaCare will increase costs. It will increase taxes. It will harm our economy. It will ultimately lead to healthcare rationing by federal bureaucrats. It's frightening to think that we are now on a road to a future in which those who receive medical care, when they will receive it, and for how long will be decided by a government bureaucrat. We are losing our liberty in what should be one of the most private areas of life. We need to repeal ObamaCare.

Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Faith2Action.

Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here. The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?'

Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating.

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?'

Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient.

Heritage Action Summary: This vote would fully repeal ObamaCare.

Heritage Foundation recommendation to vote YES: (2/3/2015): ObamaCare creates $1.8 trillion in new health care spending and uses cuts to Medicare spending to help pay for some of it. Millions of Americans already have lost, and more likely will lose, their coverage because of ObamaCare. Many Americans have not been able to keep their doctors as insurers try to offset the added costs of ObamaCare by limiting the number of providers in their networks. In spite of the promise, the law increases the cost of health coverage.

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich recommendation to vote NO: (robertreich.org 11/22/2013): Having failed to defeat the Affordable Care Act, Republicans are now hell-bent on destroying the ObamaCare in Americans' minds, using the word "disaster" whenever mentioning the Act, and demand its repeal. Democrats [should] meet the Republican barrage with three larger truths:

1. The wreck of private insurance: Ours has been the only healthcare system in the world designed to avoid sick people. For-profit insurers have spent billions finding and marketing their policies to healthy people--while rejecting people with preexisting conditions, or at high risk.
2. We could not continue with this travesty of a healthcare system: ObamaCare is a modest solution. It still relies on private insurers--merely setting minimum standards and "exchanges" where customers can compare policies.
3. The moral imperative: Even a clunky compromise like the ACA between a national system of health insurance and a for-profit insurance market depends, fundamentally, on a social compact in which those who are healthier and richer are willing to help those who are sicker and poorer. Such a social compact defines a society.

Legislative outcome: Passed House 239-186-8; never came to a vote in the Senate.