Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act
Rep. Burlison Introduces Great American Healthcare Plan to Expand HSAs and Mandate Price Transparency
Great American Healthcare Plan
The Great American Healthcare Plan is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to several House committees for review and is considered active. No further actions or votes have been scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
While parts of the bill like price transparency have broad support, the massive changes to tax-free accounts and prescribing laws face strong opposition from medical groups and some lawmakers.
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Union members working under collectively bargained health plans would be affected by the new transparency and data access requirements for group health plans. Plan administrators would gain access to detailed claims data and pricing information from third-party administrators, which could help unions negotiate better deals. However, the HSA-based employer mandate alternative could reduce employer incentive to offer traditional comprehensive plans that unions have fought for.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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The Healthcare Affordability Fix Hiding in Plain Sight
Policy experts argue that federal laws currently stand between families and lower-cost care. Proposed reforms to HSAs and price transparency, central to the Great American Healthcare Plan, are seen as vital tools to return power to patients and bypass insurance company bureaucracy.
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Great American Healthcare Plan
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