Sen. Graham Touts State-Based Health Plan for Stalled GOP

With more Republicans bailing on supporting the Senate's healthcare bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. said Monday evening the push to repeal and replace Obamacare needs a "new approach."

The GOP's Better Care Reconciliation Act was dealt a double blow when Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, announced their opposition to it Monday. Four GOP senators do not support the legislation and its future is in jeopardy.

Sen. Graham took the opportunity to tout his healthcare proposal that would deliver power to the states in a series of tweets.

It's time for a new approach when it comes to #RepealandReplace of Obamacare. (1/4) https://t.co/wOwJRzvJCi

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

Getting money and power out of Washington and returning it to the states is the best hope for innovative health care. (2/4)

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

Getting money/power out of Washington & returning it to the states is the antidote to 1-SIZE FITS ALL approach embraced in Obamacare. (3/4)

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

Graham-Cassidy is the conservative approach to solving the problems Obamacare created.

READ MORE: https://t.co/2S2mVa80zn (4/4)

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

Instead of 1-SIZE FITS ALL solution from Washington should return dollars back to the states -- address individual states health care needs.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

Like no 2 patients are the same no 2 states health care needs are the same.

Solution that works in California may not work in Virginia.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

It’s time we empower those closest to people to work toward better health care that fits needs of their citizens.https://t.co/2S2mVa80zn

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 18, 2017

Graham talked about his healthcare idea last week, saying it would involve the government giving money to the states for them to build a healthcare platform.

"Obamacare was designed to collapse," Graham said.

"What I would like to do is take federal dollars, give them to governors with accountability and transparency, and say, 'you design a healthcare system.'"

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