By Bobby Jindal and Newt Gingrich
What Americans want from health care coverage is peace of mind
Polls show that Americans trust Democrats over Republicans on health care more than any other issue. However, they also show that conservative health care solutions, such as price transparency and increasing choice and competition to lower prices, are popular.
This dynamic has led to a conventional wisdom among the center-right health care reform community – that Americans will come around to trusting conservatives if we talk more about our market and state and local-based policies to make care and coverage more affordable.
We agree that conservatives should not shy away from discussing health care, but opinion research our two organizations conducted this summer suggests that a message too focused on market fundamentalism and saving money will backfire.