Hern announces Healthy Future Task Force solutions to make health care more affordable

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01), chairman of the Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Affordability, unveiled the Subcommittee's solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable alongside Task Force members Rick Allen (GA-12) and Victoria Spartz (IN-05). The Subcommittee's proposals intend to lower the cost of health insurance and overall care by increasing competition, transparency, and choices.

Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01) said, "Our goal is to hit the ground running with sound policies in January. Our subcommittee is proud to present this plan to make health care more affordable by enhancing health care options for workers and small business owners, improving innovation and transparency, and lowering costs by increasing competition."

Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) said, "When health care decisions are made by bureaucrats in Washington, the result is a top-down, one-size-fits-all system that never works. We want all Americans to have a high-quality, affordable, and personalized approach to their health. To do that, we must remove the barriers that prevent employers from banding together to help their workers get the most out of their benefits."

Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) said, "Improving health care value is a national security issue. I appreciate the work of my colleagues to develop real policy solutions and deliver results on this important issue for all Americans."

Overview of solutions:

Improve workers' ability to control and afford health care and improve small business owners' ability to provide health insurance at a low cost and high value for employees.
Promote innovation and transparency to empower patients and provide more affordable options.
Lower costs and increase choices by fostering competition and targeting incentives that drive consolidation and limit competition.

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