Control your own health insurance

UPDATE with pix: Dem Sen. Claire McCaskill's office calls the cops on Tea Party protesters (Don't they look menacing?)***A GOP alternative, via Heritage:

Republicans in Congress are making yet another major attempt to reform the health care system, going in a very different direction from the expensive health reform bills proposed by Democrats. Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) is set to introduce his Improving Health Care for All Americans Act, which seeks to control costs while promoting greater health insurance portability and choice. The bill offers three main provisions: offer tax relief for those who don’t have employer-sponsored insurance or don’t like their current work place coverage, establish new pooling arrangements for individuals, and facilitate mechanisms for the state to address high cost individuals.

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UPDATE: Keith Hennessy's health care reform plan, with video vs. Howard Dean on CNBC.