Democrats have proposed a complete overhaul of the nations health care system, but Republicans are not so quick to jump on board. Mostly because they feel that it will not only cost the country too much money, but will limit freedom of choice for most Americans.

Recently the Republican party proposed a tax credit to help Americans pay for their health insurance. This plan which has the backing of several Republicans in the House and Senate is their way of mobilizing against Democratic efforts to create a public insurance plan that would require employers to provide or in other words, pay for, the health insurance coverage of all their workers. The Republican party fears that doing this will halt the creation of new jobs and create a nationalized health care system, to which they are stringently opposed. The Republican plan, called the Patients Choice Act, would eliminate the tax break that employers currently receive for providing health insurance benefits to eligible workers. Instead, their plan would look to provide individuals with annual tax credits to help subsidize the costs of their individual health insurance plans.

Legislation to reduce health care expenses and making insurance more accessible is what President Obama has asked from the Congress. He, along with other Democrats, desires health insurance coverage for all uninsured folks and increased competition for the private insurance corporations.

There is contentious discussion amongst the parties regarding details but both have some common ground as all realize there has to be a change. The similarities are creation of insurance exchanges which creates comparison based shopping for insurance plans. Also, both parties want to see more emphasis of expenses put toward prevantable diseases, trying to correct it before it becomes a more expensive problem.

All ideas will be considered and Congress assures us that the end result will be beneficial to more Americans to have access to health insurance. This plan should be through Congress by the end of the summer.