The possible impact of creating private Health Care Systems. Good afternoon, everybody. This is a capitol Hill Briefing entitled the economics of Health Insurance reform. The repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act has dominated discussions. As we speak, republican lawmakers are huddling in philadelphia to chart a course for repairing the damage done to Health Insurance markets in recent years. Despite the large array of replacement plans, when critics stated they dont have a plan, i suppose im being charitable. Democrats are saying they dont have a politically viable one. Some truth to that is any comprehensive replacement will require support from democrats. If the current, take no prisoners continues, they will add to that. The president has promised an outline of his own, further complicating the endeavor but one that might bind the existing offer. Time will tell. The pure libertarian p position requires no federal interference, prices are clear, innovation and quality is