Senator Marshall Highlights “12 Days of Healthcare” Reforms in Holiday Series
Washington – This holiday season, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), is counting down twelve healthcare reforms Americans deserve. In the spirit of the 12 Days of Christmas, Senator Marshall is highlighting key components of The Marshall Plan, his comprehensive healthcare package introduced earlier this month. The Marshall Plan delivers real reform, fixes what’s broken in the Affordable Care Act, and lowers healthcare costs for all Americans—not just those on Obamacare.
Below are the twelve healthcare reforms Senator Marshall is highlighting this holiday season as part of The Marshall Plan.
Day One: Price Transparency for Patients
- Senator Marshall is calling for real price transparency in healthcare so patients can see the cost of care before receiving a bill. His Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, a key component of the plan, would require hospitals and providers to disclose real prices up front, allowing families to compare options, shop for care, and save money.
Day Two: Strengthening Community Health Centers
- Senator Marshall is highlighting the importance of Community Health Centers, which provide essential care close to home for millions of Americans. His plan strengthens and expands these centers so families, especially in rural and underserved communities, can access primary care, prenatal services, and preventive care without traveling long distances.
Day Three: Cutting Prior Authorization Red Tape
- To reduce delays in care, Senator Marshall is pushing to reform prior authorization requirements that slow down treatment and frustrate patients and doctors. His bipartisan legislation cuts unnecessary insurance red tape so physicians can focus on treating patients, not paperwork.
Day Four: Expanding Physician-Owned Hospitals
- Senator Marshall supports lifting the federal ban on physician-owned hospitals to increase competition, expand access, and improve the quality of care. Allowing doctors to open and operate hospitals gives communities more options, more beds, and lower costs through competition.
Day Five: Honest and Transparent Medical Billing
- Through his bipartisan Fair Billing Act, Senator Marshall is working to ensure medical bills are clear, accurate, and understandable. Patients deserve to know who treated them, what services were provided, and what each service costs – without surprise charges or confusing statements.
Day Six: Lower Prescription Drug Costs Through Direct Purchasing
- Senator Marshall is advocating for policies that cut out middlemen in prescription drug pricing, including support for direct-to-consumer purchasing platforms like TrumpRx. These reforms give patients transparent pricing, lower costs, and ensure savings count toward insurance deductibles.
Day Seven: Strong Identity Verification to Stop Fraud
- To protect taxpayers and patients, Senator Marshall is pushing for stronger identity verification in federal healthcare programs. Requiring proper ID and biometric verification ensures benefits go to real people who need care – not fraudulent accounts.
Day Eight: Ending “Ghost Enrollment” With Accountability
- Senator Marshall is addressing waste and fraud caused by ghost enrollments in federal health plans. Requiring a modest monthly premium payment ensures enrollees are real, actively participating, and prevents scammers from exploiting taxpayer-funded subsidies.
Day Nine: Protecting High-Risk Patients
- Senator Marshall supports state-based reinsurance and high-risk pool programs that protect patients with the highest medical needs. These programs stabilize insurance markets, ensure continuity of care for vulnerable patients, and lower premiums for everyone else.
Day Ten: Funding Cost-Sharing Reductions for Stability
- To prevent sudden premium spikes, Senator Marshall is advocating for properly funding cost-sharing reduction payments. These payments help stabilize insurance markets and protect families from unexpected increases in healthcare costs.
Day Eleven: Expanding Patient Choice
- Senator Marshall’s plan prioritizes patient choice by supporting care models like Direct Primary Care and other options that allow patients to receive care without unnecessary insurance middlemen. More choice and competition lead to better care and lower costs.
Day Twelve: Eliminating PBM Middlemen
- On the final day of the series, Senator Marshall is calling for reforms to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). These middlemen drive up prescription drug prices, block cheaper options, and stand between patients and their medications. Eliminating PBM abuses delivers savings directly to patients.
The Marshall Plan reflects Senator Marshall’s commitment to patient-centered reform, affordability, accountability, and transparency. These twelve reforms are part of a comprehensive approach to fixing America’s broken healthcare system and delivering real relief to families across Kansas and the nation.
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Contact: Payton Fuller
