- Repeal mandates now required under the ACA, including the individual and employer mandates, and the essential health benefits mandate;
- Allocate funding directly to the patient in the form of per capita block grants to the states or federal tax credit funding; and
- Require health care providers to publish cash prices for medical services so consumers can use their health savings accounts (HSAs).
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Federal Health Care Reform, Member-Driven Practice Initiatives, Transparency, Quality and Cost Containment
American Health Policy Institute President Dr. Tevi Troy recently interviewed Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) at a Hudson Institute panel, zeroing in on his bill's transparency and patient control elements. At the panel, Cassidy discussed the Patient Freedom Act, his proposal for a Republican response to the Supreme Court deciding for the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell. A victory for the plaintiffs would end subsidies to an estimated five to eight million ACA recipients in 37 states. The decision is expected in June. Cassidy's proposal would effectively:
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