AMEDORI: Health Care Reform Must Address Costs

AMEDORI: Health Care Reform Must Address Costs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2010

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(Westminster, MD) Today, Carmen Amedori, Republican candidate for United States Senate in Maryland, commented on President Obama’s bipartisan health care summit by stating that the plan must address costs in order to increase availability across the nation.

“It’s the costs! It’s the costs! It’s the costs! In a perfect world no one would ever get sick and everyone would have insurance just in case. But in the real world, skyrocketing costs are forcing Marylanders to make hard choices. By mandating people to get health insurance, you are not driving down the costs. Just look at what happened in Massachusetts when they mandated coverage but yet they did not address cost issues. Within the first two years, insurance premiums increased 50% and they are going up again this year. Their insurance premiums have increased faster than the rest of the nation,” said Amedori.

Amedori believes that a reform package must include tort reform, associated health plans, rules that allow people to purchase health insurance across state lines, and more emphasis on health savings accounts. Moreover, she believes if Congress could just agree on one reform it should be to allow people with pre-existing conditions to purchase insurance coverage.

Absent from today’s summit was Senator Barbara Mikulski. Only Congressman Steny Hoyer from Maryland was invited which has many people wondering how effective Mikulski is.

Amedori is a former Maryland House Delegate where she served on the Judiciary Committee and quickly rose to the position of Assistant Minority Leader. She earned a distinguished reputation for being tough on crime, a strong advocate for property rights, and a champion for small business. In 2004, Governor Robert Ehrlich honored Amedori by appointing her to the Maryland Parole Commission where she served until last year.

Amedori is a graduate of Stevenson University. Before entering public life, she was a paralegal and journalist for the Baltimore Sun. She is the proud mother of two daughters.

Amedori believes that as the next United States Senator she can do a better job for the people of Maryland. She wants to Maryland First ahead of political partisanship. “It is time we had a Senator focused on results rather than political gamesmanship. As a former member of the House Delegates, I know how to make a difference. Barbara has had 24 years and now is the time for new leadership,” added Amedori.

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