Issues & Legislation
The Health Care Freedom Act
"All Americans should have a health insurance plan that they can afford, own, and keep – that government can never take over or take away. No American should be forced into a government-run system that limits their choices and rations their care.” - Sen. Jim DeMint
The Health Care Freedom Plan would allow every American access to health insurance and according to a study by the Heritage Foundation, would cover 22.4 million currently uninsured Americans within the five years.
- Click here for the press release.
- Click here for a one-page summary of the bill.
- Click here for a letter of support from Americans for Tax Reform, “This will likely be the best free-market alternative to government health care offered this Congress, and I would encourage all senators to co-sponsor this excellent legislation.”
- Click here to read Senator DeMint’s Op-Ed “Let’s Cut the Health Care Red Tape” from Forbes.com
- Protects the right of Americans to keep their employer-based plan if they so choose.
- Provides Americans without employer-based health insurance with vouchers of $2000 for individuals and $5000 for families to purchase health insurance.
- Allows Americans with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to use their HSA funds to pay for insurance premiums, encouraging employers to contribute to their employees’ HSAs.
- Creates a national market for health insurance by allowing individuals to purchase health insurance plans in any state.
- Provides block grants to states to develop innovative models that ensure affordable health insurance coverage for Americans with pre-existing health conditions.
- Reduces predatory and frivolous malpractice lawsuits against physicians and hospitals.
- Assures that every health care consumer has access to price information prior to treatment so they can make informed decisio about their care.
- Repeals financial bailouts (TARP) to fund health care vouchers.