I think the real question is, have you been paying attention to anything at all?
"Republicans in Congress are slated to unveil their health care reform plan on Wednesday, a proposal that relies heavily on private mechanisms, contains no individual mandate, and offers tax incentives for families and individuals to help pay for coverage.
Titled "The Patients' Choice Act of 2009," the plan will be introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, (R-OK) and Richard Burr (R-NC) and U.S. Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Devin Nunes (R-CA) at 11 a.m. The focus of the proposal -- an advanced copy of which was obtained by the Huffington Post -- is to push for a "guaranteed choice of coverage" in the private market through federal-state partnerships know as State Health Insurance Exchanges."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/20/republican-health-care-pl_n_205728.html
"(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress -- while pushing their own health care overhauls -- have criticized Republicans as offering only opposition and no ideas for reform, but the GOP, despite the lack of media attention, has introduced three health care bills.
The three Republican bills total almost 400 pages and have been on the table since May and June.
In May, Republicans in the House and the Senate formed a bicameral coalition to produce the130-page “Patients Choice Act of 2009.”
In June, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) introduced the “Health Care Freedom Plan,” a 41-page proposal.
And in July, the Republican Study Committee, under the leadership of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), unveiled the “Empowering Patients First Act,” a 130-page plan."
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/print/52896
November 05, 2009|Janet Hook
WASHINGTON — After months of criticizing Democratic healthcare proposals from the sidelines, House Republicans this week stepped up efforts to promote their own plan and challenge critics' efforts to portray the GOP as the "party of no."
The GOP bill is an amalgam of market-oriented measures that would limit medical malpractice lawsuits, expand the use of tax-sheltered medical savings accounts, let people shop for insurance outside of their own states, and make it easier for small businesses and hard-to-insure people to get coverage. The ideas reflect conservatives' suspicion of sweeping new programs, federal spending and additional regulation."
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/05/nation/na-health-gop5
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s1324is.txt.pdf
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama extended a bipartisan olive branch to GOP leaders in the health care debate Tuesday, stating in a letter that he is willing to consider several of their ideas in a compromise plan.
Specifically, the president said he may be willing to:
• Commit $50 million to fund state initiatives designed to reduce medical malpractice costs
• Allow undercover investigations of health care providers receiving Medicare, Medicaid and other federal programs
• Boost Medicaid reimbursements to doctors in certain states
• Include language in the final bill ensuring certain high-deductible health plans can be offered in the health exchange
The president said his decision to consider the GOP ideas was a result of last week's health care summit."
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/02/health.care/index.html
Of course, the President later reneged and called for an "up or down vote" on the Senate plan.
To allege the Rupublicans have been disengaged from the debate simply to carp at the President's plan is just plain garbage.