(By Seventh District Congressman Eric Burlison)On Thursday, I introduced the Great American Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive reform to lower costs and put Americans back in control of their health care.
My legislation would expand access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), allowing more Americans to save and spend their healthcare dollars tax-free—while also increasing contribution limits and giving families more flexibility in how those funds are used. It also requires hospitals and insurers to provide real, upfront pricing in dollars and cents, ensuring patients can see the cost of care before they receive it.
The plan goes further by allowing HSA funds to be used for preventative and wellness expenses, like healthy food and fitness, while promoting competition across the healthcare marketplace to help drive down costs. It also strengthens billing transparency, requiring clear, itemized bills so that patients know exactly what they are paying for.
Health care should work like every other part of the economy—transparent, competitive, and driven by the individual. This plan is about restoring that principle and putting patients back in charge.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or "Obamacare," was one of the most ill-conceived blundered Medical Care / Coverage Programs ever.
Problems with Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) center on significantly higher premiums and deductibles, limited provider networks, and reduced insurer competition in some areas, leaving many, particularly middle-class families, with high out-of-pocket costs. While expanding coverage, the law has seen exchange enrollment below projections, high taxpayer costs for subsidies, and increased healthcare spending. Want to Pay more for Medical Insurance and Costs and Receive Less Services - Just have the Democrats Design a Medical Care Act - that FORCES YOU TO BE PART OF THEIR SYSTEM!
Not only did Obamacare originally include an "individual mandate" that forced most Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty, often called a fine. This penalty was designed to encourage participation in the insurance market to keep premiums stable, with costs increasing significantly between 2014 and 2018. Yes, the Democrats FORCED You to have and pay for Medical Insurance, by charging you a FINE!
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