IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott, Chair August Pfluger Pen Op-Ed on More Affordable Care Act: ‘America’s Health Care Crisis has a Cure. Will Congress Prescribe it?’

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott, Chair August Pfluger Pen Op-Ed on More Affordable Care Act: ‘America’s Health Care Crisis has a Cure. Will Congress Prescribe it?’
December 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott and Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger wrote an
op-ed
for the
Washington Examiner
exposing what millions of families already know firsthand: Obamacare has failed. After a decade of soaring premiums, shrinking networks, and broken promise after broken promise, Senator Scott and Chairman Pfluger are calling on Congress to stop patching a collapsing system and implement commonsense fixes to help American families. Their
More Affordable Care Act
delivers real reform Americans deserve by lowering costs, offering choices in their health care plans, and finally putting patients ahead of insurance companies and Washington bureaucracy.
In the
op-ed
, Senator Scott and Chairman Pfluger write,
“
Fifteen years ago, President Barack Obama stood before the people and made a promise: The Affordable Care Act would lower premiums and expand choice, and if you liked your plan and your doctor, you could keep them. Families believed him. They trusted that Washington would finally make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
Today, those same families know a different reality.
…
The promise was cheap. The reality is expensive. This crisis requires more than rhetoric; it requires action. We introduced the
More Affordable Care Act
to address the fundamental problems plaguing our healthcare system while preserving the protections upon which Americans depend.
…
Our approach is straightforward: stop treating families like statistics and start treating them like the capable decision-makers they are. Instead of funneling billions of taxpayer dollars through layers of bureaucracy to large insurance companies, redirect those resources into Trump Health Freedom Accounts, where individuals have control over their healthcare dollars. Families can use these funds to pay premiums or other healthcare expenses, while also having the flexibility to shop for insurance across state lines to compare multiple plans and choose coverage that truly meets their needs.
…
Rather than being forced to accept whatever narrow physician and hospital network Washington or an insurance company offers, families will have real, affordable options.
…
Our proposal provides the people with solutions to the core complaints Americans have about their healthcare: costs, choice, and transparency. It is a proposal that maintains the exchanges, protects coverage for preexisting conditions, and supports working people. At the same time, it radically transfers power away from Washington and into the hands of patients by allowing you to keep the money you earn, shop for the care that fits your needs, and know the true cost of the treatments you’re considering. This isn’t ideological warfare; it’s common sense.”
Read the full op-ed in the
Washington Examiner
HERE
.
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https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/12/in-case-you-missed-it-sen-rick-scott-chair-august-pfluger-pen-op-ed-on-more-affordable-care-act-america-s-health-care-crisis-has-a-cure-will-congress-prescribe-it