Shadegg Introduces
Health Care Choice Act
Legislation will lower cost, make
insurance more affordable for the uninsured
WASHINGTON, DC – In the era of eBay and Amazon.com, there should be a better
way to shop for health insurance. Today, Congressman John Shadegg (R, AZ-3)
introduced an innovative bill that empowers consumers to use the Internet and
other means to find affordable health insurance policies.
The Health Care Choice Act, which has forty co-sponsors, harnesses the power
of the marketplace to allow Americans to compare insurance policies from across
the country and pick one that best meets their needs. It would provide every
American with more and better health insurance choices. The legislation would
also reduce the number of Americans who have been unable to find affordable
coverage.
gPeople should be able to get the health insurance that best suits their
needs,h Shadegg said. gOffering people choices in a nation-wide market will
reduce the cost of health insurance for Americans, including the roughly 47
million uninsured.h
According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, a 25-year-old male in
good health could purchase a policy for $960 a year in Kentucky. A similar
policy would cost about $5,880 in New Jersey.
Shadegg concluded, gRather than going through fifty different regulatory
processes, this bill will allow an insurance company to go through one process
and sell to people in all fifty states. We can help people, not by setting up a
massive new government bureaucracy, but by empowering individuals to make the
best choice for themselves and their families.h
The following members
are original co-sponsors of the Health Care Choice Act: Dan Burton (IN-5), Wally
Herger (CA-2), Ron Paul (TX-14), Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6), Pete Hoekstra (MI-2),
Jack Kingston (GA-1), Barbara Cubin (WY), Dan Lungren (CA-3), Mark Souder
(IN-3), Zach Wamp (TN-3), Dave Weldon (FL-15), Chris Cannon (UT-3), Joe Pitts
(PA-16), Pete Sessions (TX-32), Paul Ryan (WI-1), Todd Akin (MO-2), Henry Brown
(SC-1), Jeff Flake (AZ-6), Darrell Issa (CA-49), Jeff Miller (FL-1), Mike Pence
(IN-6), Todd Platts (PA-19), Adam Putnam (FL-12), Joe Wilson (SC-2), Marsha
Blackburn (TN-7), Tom Feeney (FL-24), Trent Franks (AZ-2), Phil Gingrey (GA-11),
Jeb Hensarling (TX-5), Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4), Rick Renzi (AZ-1), Charles
Boustany (LA-7), John Campbell (CA-48), Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Cathy McMorris
Rodgers (WA-5), Kenny Marchant (TX-24), Tom Price (NC-4), Michele Bachman
(MN-6), David Davis (TN-1), Mary Fallin (OK-5), Luis Fortuno (PR), and Adrian
Smith (NE-3).