WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden applauded the House passage of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a major step towards repairing the damage to the health care system destroyed by the Democrats’ Unaffordable Care Act.
“I have always fought for high quality, readily available, and ACTUALLY affordable health care for Wisconsinites,” Van Orden said. “All Americans deserve a health care system that puts patients first. This legislation isn’t about temporary fixes. This is about stopping the Democrats’ dream and the American people’s nightmare of socialized medicine. This bill will lower costs, expand choice, and put Americans in charge of their own health care.”
The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act delivers real relief for Americans by:
- Expanding Association Health Plans (AHPs): Helping small businesses and self-employed workers lower premiums by up to 30 percent.
- Protecting Employer-Sponsored Insurance: Ensuring self-insured plans and stop-loss coverage remain available to manage costly medical claims.
- Strengthening CHOICE Arrangements: Allowing employers to offer flexible, tax-advantaged benefits, giving more workers access to health care for the first time.
- Lowering Prescription Drug Costs: Requiring pharmacy benefit managers (PRMs) to be transparent, so small businesses can negotiate better deals.
- Ending Insurer Financing Abuses: Cutting hidden premium increases and lowering ACA Marketplace premiums by 11 percent, saving patients hundreds each year.
