WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott joined CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins last night to discuss his health care bill, The More Affordable Care Act, which empowers patients to take control of their health care and shop for plans that best fit their families' needs. Americans - and even Democrats - know Obamacare has failed, and Senator Scott's More Affordable Care Act offers a real solution to problems created under Obamacare by delivering commonsense reforms that lower costs, increase transparency, and expand families' access to personalized coverage for their specific needs. By directing federal support to families rather than insurance companies through HSA-style Trump Health Freedom Accounts that allow funds to be applied to premiums, the More Affordable Care Act will create real competition and consumer choice in the health care market for every American. Chairman August Pfluger is leading this legislation in the House of Representatives.
See more on Senator Scott's plan from his CNN interview HERE or below:
Senator Scott outlines his More Affordable Care Act in Fox News HERE and with Chairman Pfluger in the Washington Examiner HERE. The More Affordable Care Act:
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Establishes Trump Health Freedom Accounts, HSA-style accounts that ensure federal dollars to support families are delivered to them directly, not funneled to insurance companies;
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These funds can be applied to premiums and will be Hyde-compliant by restricting use on abortion health plans or abortion services;
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Offers more options for plans that will create market-driven incentives to drive down costs;
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Allows Americans to shop across state lines with the creation of a state waiver program within the Affordable Care Act, further expanding competition within the health insurance market and the availability of health insurance plans within existing ACA exchanges.
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Any health insurance plan that is approved by a waiver state's insurance commissioner shall be sold on an easily accessible exchange, whether that's the federal exchange of healthcare.gov, a state's exchange, or a state-managed, commercially run exchange.
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Enhances President Trump's Executive Order to increase transparency in health care and provide patients with the price and quality of a good or service in advance. Families will have up-front pricing on what things will cost them - a health care menu - so they can make informed decisions and plan for their needs.
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Maintains protections for pre-existing conditions; and
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Enhances the Small Business Tax Credit to encourage employer-sponsored coverage and increase accessibility.
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