WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for Fox News highlighting his new bill, the More Affordable Care Act, to fix Obamacare and drive down health care costs for American families. Senator Scott discusses how his bill makes simple fixes that will help families get the health care that fits their needs, drive down costs, instill transparency in the system, and ensure that support for Americans is sent to them directly – not to insurance companies – with HSA-style Trump Health Freedom Accounts to put health care decisions in the hands of Americans.

In the op-ed, Senator Rick Scott writes, “It’s time for all of us to admit what the American people already know: Obamacare has failed.  

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‘When I hear stories of families struggling to afford their premiums, putting off treatment because it’s too expensive, or splitting their pills in half to make them last longer, I see my mother and my brother and the struggle my family went through. And I see a system that has continued to fail families like mine while ruining the market for everyone else.

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‘I know we can fix Obamacare. I have been working with President Donald Trump and my colleagues on a bill that makes simple fixes to Obamacare that will help families get healthcare that fits their needs, all while driving down costs. Under my plan, we don’t replace Obamacare — it doesn’t go anywhere.  We keep healthcare.gov and state exchanges, we maintain protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and nobody will lose healthcare. 

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‘We simply add options and let Americans be consumers, making the choice that works best for them and their families. That means we stop funneling tax dollars to insurance companies, allow people to shop across state lines and make healthcare more transparent so families can make informed decisions.

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‘By letting the states opt in to a system that allows sales across state lines, we are opening up the health insurance market across the country, which encourages innovation and competition to drive down prices and create better choices for families. 

When we stop funneling tax dollars for subsidies to insurance companies and instead provide families safety-net support through a Trump Health Freedom Account — an HSA-style account — we put the power of decision-making into the hands of families to choose a plan that best fits their needs. Americans will always make a better choice for their families than the government will.  

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‘And then we add transparency to healthcare… Families will have upfront pricing on what things will cost them — a healthcare menu — so they can make informed decisions and plan for their needs.

‘We have the opportunity to make simple changes that make a world of difference to American families… We have to get rid of the old ways Obamacare was failing and transform it into a new, open program that gives Americans the ability to act like consumers, just like we do with every other thing we buy.  

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‘Everyone knows Obamacare is a disaster. It’s time to fix it.”

Read the full op-ed in Fox News HERE.

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