Editorial

Improving access to affordable and quality health care

Friday, March 9, 2018

One central and undeniable fact remains throughout health care debates—our current system is badly broken. Repealing and replacing Obamacare remains a need to fully address its broken promises—rising premiums and costs, disappearing options and the inability of many Americans to keep their preferred providers to name a few.

In the meantime, it just makes sense to look for ways to find consensus on areas where we can chip away at Obamacare failures and improve access to affordable and quality health care.

The Administration has taken a series of steps to mitigate the negative effects of Obamacare and offer Americans additional health care options. In January, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposal to allow small businesses to pool together to offer employer-based health insurance through association health plans.

More recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed short-term plans to allow consumers to remain on their chosen plan for up to a year.

These efforts will create needed competition in the market and offer individuals the opportunity to select from a variety of health care options to find the plan that truly fits their needs. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition.

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