House Republican leaders and HHS Secretary Tom Price have been briefing the House Republican Conference on the alternatives with which they plan to replace ObamaCare. While the transition period between ObamaCare and the Republican alternative, which still has not been introduced in legislative text, is unspecified, the policy brief that Republican leaders have given to the conference has been leaked to the press.

As one of our more than 6.9 million FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your representative today and ask him or her to support the Health Freedom for Seniors Act. Introduced by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), the bill would allow seniors currently forced to take Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from their retirement accounts (IRA, 401(k)s, etc.) to instead roll that amount tax-free into an existing Health Savings Account. The Health Freedom for Seniors Act will expand the use of HSAs and increase an individual’s power over their own health care decisions.

Imagine going to the doctor with the flu and paying $30 for the visit and $10 for the medicine with no further medical bill.  Now imagine going to the doctor and finding out you have cancer.  You have enough money in the bank to deal with such a medical emergency and whatever you can’t cover, the federal government will pick up.

When liberals try to fix the American health care system, they focus on all the wrong things. ObamaCare took the approach of covering the many uninsured, and forced all Americans to purchase health insurance they may not want or need. But the problem in America isn’t lack of health insurance, it’s the skyrocketing costs of health care. 

On June 28th, the Supreme Court released its ruling on the constitutionality of ObamaCare. The 5-4 majority, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, ruled that the individual mandate was unconstitutional according to the Obama administration’s justification of its constitutionality under the commerce clause, but decided to uphold the mandate as an exercise of Congress’s taxing power regardless.