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Rep. Jody Arrington calls ACA 'a rotten egg,' urges targeted GOP fixes to lower premiums
Summary
On a radio interview, Congressman Jody Arrington criticized the Affordable Care Act as 'a rotten egg' and urged Republicans to pursue technical reforms — including cost-share recovery, medical loss ratio changes, association health plans and site-neutral payments — that he said would lower premiums and save taxpayers.
Congressman Jody Arrington said on a radio interview that the Affordable Care Act "is a rotten egg" and urged Republicans to pursue targeted reforms to reduce premiums and taxpayer costs.
Arrington, speaking to host David after a caller raised concerns about "Obamacare," said the law's taxes, mandates and regulations have driven up premiums and deductibles and called it "a failed experiment." "Obamacare is a rotten egg," he said, adding that "taxpayers are fronting it." He reiterated that Republicans must offer reforms rather than only oppose the law.
Arrington pointed to specific, technical changes he favors. He mentioned cost-share…
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