House Republicans are mulling a healthcare cost reduction roadmap this month, while Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise build GOP consensus on reform measures.
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HouseRepublicansareexpectedtorevealaroadmapsometimethismonththattheysaywilllowersky-highhealthcarecosts.
HouseSpeakerMikeJohnson,R-La.,andHouseMajorityLeaderSteveScalise,R-La.,havebothsaidtheyarespeakingtovariousGOPfactionstobuildconsensusonwhatthatplanshouldlooklike.
Inthemeantime,FoxNewsDigitalspokewithseveralGOPlawmakersaboutwhattheybelieveshouldbeinsuchapackageandfoundseveralcommonalitiesonwhattheyexpect.
“Healthsavingsaccounts(HSAs)needtobeexpandedtoasmanyindividualhealthcarerecipientsorpremiumpayersinourcountry.Likerightnow,it’sthepeoplethatcanaccessahealthsavingsaccount,usuallyhigh-deductible,catastrophiccoverage,thosetypesofplans,”saidHouseGOPConferenceViceChairBlakeMoore,R-Utah.“They’rereallywell-used,buttheyneedtobeextendedsobasicallyallAmericansonsometypeofhealthinsurancepolicycanusehealthsavingsa
