A Commonsense Alternative to Obamacare
After much discussion with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I have introduced a bill, H.R. 4224, that repeals Obamacare and replaces it with several commonsense solutions that both Democrats and Republicans can support.
Rather than ramming through a 2,700 page unconstitutional, unpopular, and unaffordable piece of legislation, in just 51 pages my bill implements the following reforms that the majority of Americans support:
- Fully repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Allow individuals to deduct 100 percent of their health care expenses, including insurance;
- Increases contribution limits and adds patient-friendly reforms to Health Savings Accounts
- Moves Medicare to a more flexible premium assistance program
- Expand choice and competition by allowing consumers to shop for health insurance across state lines;
- Makes it easier for groups to create association health plans, which would allow businesses, individuals and other entities to band together to increase availability and negotiate lower costs for their employees or members.
These common-sense proposals are a strong foundation for a health care reform package that will start to address the inequities inherent in the health care financing system in our country, while still allowing for additional reforms in the future to advance the health care sector.
There is a better way to improve the best health care system in the world without sacrificing our freedom and expanding the authority of the federal government. It is time to repeal Obamacare and replace it with these sensible reforms.
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