CAHC’s Joel White spoke with 1190 AM in Dallas, Texas about the fight to extend ACA subsidies taking place in Washington, DC.
Joel White, President of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, was one of those who helped create HSAs in the early 2000s. He says about 67 million people use HSA’s currently and have seen huge upside.
“They are getting cheaper healthcare, and they are more empowered to go choose a doctor or drug that maybe their insurance plan does not cover,” he says.
“It allows you to shop…it gives you power and control over your healthcare dollars,” White says. “That is important because health costs are still rising, they are out of control, and it is creating a real burden for families and businesses.”
The idea is real, and with enough momentum combined with Congress doing its job, this could come to fruition.
“They could even expand it to say anyone in the marketplace could get this funding for an HSA,” says White.