[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              BUYER BEWARE

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, we are 5 days away from what the Chicago 
Tribune today called a ``massively ambitious redesign of national 
health care,'' echoing what we've been saying here on the House floor 
since it was passed, but the details of Illinois' health exchange are 
still thin.
  ``Co-pays? Deductibles? Premiums? Still a mystery,'' the paper says. 
``Will your doctor and your hospital be included in the insurance 
networks? Still a mystery.''
  This past week, I tried to get answers for my concerned constituents. 
I tried to meet with one of Illinois' so-called ``navigators,'' but he 
wasn't ready to show me how to sign up for health care. Their 
navigators were still getting trained up--with less than a week left.
  The triple premiums we are seeing in other States aren't encouraging. 
We know that 6 million mostly middle class families may face a tax for 
not buying qualifying health plans. Middle class families may have to 
pay hundreds more in taxes each year. I urge Americans to explore how 
ObamaCare will affect them.
  Call your exchange, and ask if you can keep your doctor. Ask them 
what personal information the navigators will collect. Be ready. Buyer 
beware.

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