Senator Marshall Drops The Marshall Plan
Washington – On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), introduced The Marshall Plan, or the Lowering Healthcare Costs for Americans Act, a comprehensive healthcare package designed to repair the failures of the Affordable Care Act and deliver meaningful solutions to America’s healthcare crisis.
“Healthcare should work for patients, not politicians or insurance companies,” said Senator Marshall. “The Marshall Plan takes a different approach – root out fraud, force price transparency, protect vulnerable patients, and put money back in families’ pockets. Let’s stop pretending Washington can fix healthcare by writing bigger checks, and I hope my plan serves as the starting point for comprehensive healthcare reform.”
The Marshall Plan delivers five core reforms to lower costs, increase access, and put patients back in control of their care:
- Cracks down on ACA fraud by requiring ID verification and minimum monthly premium payments, so people enrolled in coverage are real and contributing.
- Extends enhanced premium tax credits for 2026 and, beginning in 2027, redirects that funding into a new Hyde-protected healthcare affordability account similar to an HSA, with a 700% income cap and a five-year phase down.
- Appropriates cost-sharing reductions, generating an estimated $30 billion in savings.
- Implements price transparency reforms so Americans can finally compare costs and shop for care – reforms with the potential to save patients up to $1 trillion annually.
- Supports high-risk patients by funding state-run invisible reinsurance pools that stabilize markets and lower premiums for everyone.
Read the full bill text HERE.
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