Sens. Tom Coburn, (R-Okla.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Reps. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) released The Patients' Choice Act of 2009 today.
The legislation proposes to create individual state health insurance exchanges that offer a tax credit to families and individuals to cover costs, with no mandates to carry coverage. It also claims employees will be able to keep their current coverage, and even take it with them to a new job.
Here is an excerpt:
"The Patients' Choice Act would give every American the opportunity to choose the health care plan that best meets their individual needs. It will utilize state-driven exchanges to facilitate real competition between private plans and give Americans — for the first time — a choice of health care plans ... unlike the government-driven change being advertised today, it will truly achieve portability so that workers can take benefits with them when they change jobs. Rather than Washington and company CEOs, the Patients' Choice Act puts patients in control."
Take a look at it here and let us know what you think.
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