NEW MEXICO’S ONLY REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, STEVE PEARCE, HAS SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE HEALTH CARE PLAN FROM HIS COLLEAGUES. IN A STATEMENT, PEARCE SAYS THE PLAN “CONTINUES MANY OF THE MANDATES” THAT, HE SAYS, HAVE DRIVEN PRICES UP. HE’S ALSO QUESTIONs “ITS AFFORDABILITY FOR CONSUMERS AND ITS ABILITY TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW.”
PEARCE DOES SAY THE PLAN HAS A MUCH NEEDED TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM WHICH COULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE STATE. HE SAYS OBAMACARE IS COLLAPSING AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION TO REPLACE IT WITH A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM.
