"And now we're sitting here and we're listening to nonsense about healthcare. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle [are] sitting here saying, Well, you guys aren't doing anything about the massive, expensive cost of healthcare. Why do you think it is expensive?! Because you literally cut a deal with insurance companies to run healthcare. You think that's gonna run wild?"
"Yeah, that's why they have 2,000% profit increases and the American people can't afford to go to the doctor of their choice while we enrich insurance companies. And yet Republicans complain about it and then they'll offer milquetoast garbage like we're offering this week and then go home at Christmas and say, Look at what we're doing. We're campaigning on reducing healthcare. Well, congratu-friggin-lations. At some point, people will look at this body and say,"
The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act would allow small businesses to form association health plans, fund cost-sharing subsidies, and increase pharmacy benefit manager transparency. The bill is a Republican alternative after Congress refused to renew Covid-era ACA premium subsidies, which expire Dec. 31 and would otherwise cause average premiums to more than double. Critics say the proposal fails to address insurers' market power, risks enriching insurance companies with minimal consumer relief, and represents an inadequate response to rising healthcare costs. The legislation focuses on market-based options rather than restoring broad subsidies.
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