Rick Scott Calls Out New York Times' Krugman on Health Care

"Mr. Krugman gets it partly right: meaningful health care reform should be based on four pillars. But his pillars of regulation, mandates, subsidies and competition are all about the heavy hand of government. The four pillars that work are

1) choice: of doctor and of health plan,

2) competition: as in allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines for business as life insurers now do,

3) accountability: as in allowing individuals the same tax deduction for health care as employers get, and

4) rewards for personal responsibility and healthy choices.

And these reforms don't come with a trillion-dollar price tag financed by higher taxes and higher premiums. They're cost-effective and proven to work - exactly the kind of solutions America is looking for right now."