Conservatives Blocked Reform

Conservatives have blocked real reform—protecting the greedy practices of the insurance companies, which
put profits before people.

Bush and his fellow conservatives blocked [1] bipartisan legislation—twice—that would have provided health care to 4 million uninsured children. [1]

Conservatives banned Medicare from negotiating [2] with drug companies for lower prices.

Billions in wasteful subsidies are doled out to private insurance and drug companies through Medicare Part D [3] and Medicare Advantage [4], the programs that provide drug prescription coverage for seniors.

Conservatives promote caps on jury awards in malpractice cases [5] that would do nothing to lower health care costs but would help insurance companies.

While premiums are up for working families, insurance company profits rose an amazing 1,084% in five years.