Jeff McWaters fired back at Rosemary Wilson today over what he calls a distortion of his position on healthcare reform.
“I do not, nor have I ever, supported “Obamacare,” a public option, or single-payer healthcare plan. I have been outspoken on this issue not just during my campaign, but for the past several years,” wrote McWaters in a press release. “The current Obama-Pelosi-Democrat plan will set us back decades in providing quality, affordable, and accessible care.”
McWaters went on to say that “private enterprise is better-equipped, and far more efficient, than even the most well-intentioned government-run plan for providing and administering healthcare.”
However, McWaters has not backed-off his position that healthcare is a “right”.
According to the Virginian-Pilot, McWaters said at a recent candidates’ forum that all Americans should have health insurance.
Therefore, McWaters statements do invite some questions: Should Americans be mandated to have health care coverage? What exactly does he mean that all Americans should have coverage? Is this a wish or does he intend to create legislation that mandates coverage in Virginia? And, what’s the best provider of that coverage? If he believes that private is the best answer, does government still have a role in ensuring everyone has insurance?
