Senators Introduce Emergency, 1-Year Bill to Allow States to Offer More Health Insurance Options
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Eight Senators Introduce Emergency, One-Year Legislation Allowing States to Offer Americans More Health Insurance Options Next Year
States could allow citizens to buy individual insurance policies not offered on Obamacare exchanges, with no penalty on Americans who can't find a plan that suits their needs
"This one-year solution is not a substitute for the long-term need to repeal and replace Obamacare with step-by-step reforms that transform the health care delivery system by putting patients in charge, giving them more choices and reducing the cost of health care so that more people can afford it," he continued. "That would require a Republican president next year, but it gives Americans a real solution for next year and lets them know that we are on their side. Even if we have a Democratic president next year, we cannot continue without making big, structural changes soon to avoid a collapse of our nation's health insurance market."
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The legislation, introduced by
* Give states with a failing Obamacare exchange the authority to allow residents to use their Obamacare subsidy to purchase any health plan of their choice, even those off the exchange, for the 2017 plan year.
* If the state chooses to use this authority to allow residents to use subsidies outside of the exchange, the legislation will waive the Obamacare law's requirement that you must buy a specific health care plan or pay a fine of as much as
A summary of the State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act is available online HERE. http://SenatorLamarAlexander.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx'Data=HHL%3d8%2b53%3f%26JDG%3c%3a8%3e%2f%3b5A%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=4863788&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=3956&Action=Follow+Link
A copy of the legislation is available online at: http://SenatorLamarAlexander.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx'Data=HHL%3d8%2b53%3f%26JDG%3c%3a8%3e%2f%3b5A%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=4863788&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=3955&Action=Follow+Link.
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