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Sens. Cassidy, Collins Release Legislative Text for Obamacare Replacement Plan

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., issued the following news release:

Today, US Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) released the legislative text for the Patient Freedom Act of 2017, a comprehensive replacement plan for Obamacare.

To read the Patient Freedom Act of 2017 in the full legislative text, click here (http://www.cassidy.senate.gov/download/patient-freedom-act-of-2017-legislative-text).

To read the Patient Freedom Act of 2017 one pager, click here (http://www.cassidy.senate.gov/download/one-pager).

To read the Patient Freedom Act of 2017 section-by-section, click here (http://www.cassidy.senate.gov/download/pfa-2017-section-by-section).

Today, Senators Cassidy and Collins went on the Senate floor to urge their colleagues to support the Patient Freedom Act of 2017.

Watch Dr. Cassidy's speech here (https://youtu.be/WYkJhXghAkM).

Watch Collins' speech here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U30A2QEnTk&feature=youtu.be).

This morning, Senators Cassidy and Collins held a press conference to announce the introduction of this legislation. Click here (http://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/media-advisory-cassidy-collins-to-announce-obamacare-replacement-bill) for more information and view the press conference.

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