[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7673-H7674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            LOWER PREMIUM PLANS AND HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, for far too long, my colleagues on the other 
side of the aisle have advocated for a one-size-fits-all approach to 
healthcare. But as we have learned of the failures of ObamaCare, 
Federal Government mandates do not work for the American people. They 
demand choice.
  Part of the House Republican's Better Way agenda is to restore the 
doctor-patient relationship and put patients back in control of their 
healthcare decisions. That is what we have done today.
  I congratulate my colleagues on passage of H.R. 6311. H.R. 6311, the 
Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings 
Accounts Act, will provide more choice by expanding health savings 
accounts to help people plan and save for their healthcare needs, while 
also assessing lower cost healthcare plans.
  Instead of paying high premiums, Americans can save their hard-earned 
money in tax-favored health savings accounts. It also delays 
ObamaCare's tax on health insurers for an additional 2 years, providing 
relief from the premium increase caused by the tax itself.
  Simply put, our current healthcare system is failing the American 
people,

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and I believe this reform will lower the cost of care while enhancing 
competition.

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