U.S. House Protects Health Care Plans for U.S. Workers Overseas

Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation which repeals onerous language in the Affordable Care Act which is forcing U.S. jobs overseas and making it prohibitively expensive for U.S. companies to provide quality health care for workers posted overseas.

The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act also protects over 1,000 American jobs in the insurance industry. By allowing U.S. companies to continue to offer this coverage from the U.S., this keeps the insurance companies from moving their operations overseas in order to service their clients.

"When our Texas workers take a post overseas - in energy, for example - it's difficult enough already to ensure they and their families have quality health care. President Obama's Affordable Care Act was poorly written and would have jeopardized the quality of care for these workers and unnecessarily forced U.S. jobs overseas," said U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, chairman of the Health Subcommittee of Ways & Means.

"As complex as the ACA is for our own country, trying to make it work in another country is an even bigger challenge. This bill will allow our Texas workers to maintain affordable health coverage that's right for them, their families and their companies. It saves jobs here at home and helps American companies remain globally competitive.''

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