[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, in the historic Medicare prescription drug 
bill, Congress created health savings accounts to give individuals 
greater choice over their health care decisions, radically expand 
access to health care, and drive down rising costs.
  According to the National Association of Health Underwriters, one of 
the most important ways to address the rising cost is through 
encouraging purchasers of health insurance to become better consumers. 
HSAs will do that.
  HSAs are providing real savings. A family of four in my district used 
to pay $532 a month for health care and now pays only $245 a month 
after establishing a HSA plan.
  HSAs will give Americans more choices, better access to health care, 
and empower them to save money.

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