On the recordMarch 16, 2017
4 percent of the people of South Carolina have individual policies under ObamaCare. I submit to you that if you have a health insurance policy that pays nothing, with a deductible so high that you can't use it, regardless of the fact that statistics may say you are covered, you are not covered. Sadly, that is what many of my constituents back home in South Carolina are dealing with under ObamaCare. I have statement after statement from folks in South Carolina that are being horribly damaged by this law. They are faced with rising premiums, high deductibles, and limited choice. In my State, premiums went up nearly 30 percent last year. At one time, South Carolina had five different providers. Now there is only one, and they are threatening to pull out. What happens then? By now it is clear that this law is not helping South Carolinians the way it was intended. But what I also want to make clear is Republicans have a plan to fix it. Our plan does a blanket repeal of harmful ObamaCare taxes, like the individual and employer mandates. It preserves patient protections so people won't be denied for preexisting conditions. It gives individuals and families better control of their health care by allowing them to spend their healthcare dollars as they see fit. Simply put, our plan moves us from an unsustainable path to a sustainable one. ____________________
