the Health Care Fairness for All Act explained

Congressman Pete Sessions and his colleagues have introduced the Health Care Fairness for All Act.

1. For the first time in the history of the tax code, the government would give everyone the same assistance in purchasing health insurance – whether at work, in the (Obamacare) exchange, or outside the exchange. The same commitment is made even to people who remain uninsured: the assistance would go to a safety net in case they cannot pay their medical bills.

[Under the current system, a family of four earning $45,000 gets five times more tax relief than people who get the same health insurance through an employer. Among high-income families, this unfairness is completely reversed.]

2. Unlike the current system, families will be able to buy insurance that meets their financial and medical needs.

[The average deductible plus the average premium for a family of four in the (Obamacare) exchange is more than $25,000 for people who do not get a subsidy. This is “unaffordable” insurance.]

3. Private insurance will be free to meet people’s needs in a competitive marketplace. Any needs that are not met by the private sector will be met through an expanded safety net (e.g., Jimmy Kimmel’s million-dollar, premature baby).

4. Employer plans and people in the Obamacare exchanges are grandfathered — they can stay in the current system if they choose to do so.

5. The bill codifies ten reforms that have been endorsed by more than 80 think tanks and activist organizations as part of Health Care Choices, including telemedicine, direct primary care, portable insurance, and flexible Health Savings Accounts.

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