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Health Insurance in Name Only

Floor Speech

Date: March 9, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health Insurance Health and Health Care

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a few of my constituents who are struggling under the weight of ObamaCare. Like many Americans who are self-employed, Kim and Randall are two Kansans who obtain health insurance under the Affordable Care Act's marketplace.

Kim's premiums have more than doubled from $188 to $392 per month; but, worse, her deductible has actually gone from about $700 to $6,500.

Randall's premiums are even worse, coming in at around $700 per month, with a deductible of $6,800.
I reference these two examples because they highlight one of the primary problems of the Affordable Care Act: coverage with deductibles approaching $7,000 really isn't coverage at all. It is health insurance in name only.

This week House Republicans have rolled out the initial draft of our plan to repeal and replace the ACA. We are doing it thoughtfully and carefully through the open committee process as we speak. The bill and summaries are available online at readthebill.gop.

Mr. Speaker, ObamaCare is collapsing. Let's work together as Democrats and Republicans to repair our broken healthcare system and truly give the American people access to affordable care.

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