Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling out Democrats for doubling down on a failing healthcare system that has done little to help everyday Americans — and plenty to line the pockets of big insurance companies.
Obamacare was sold to the public as a cure-all that would lower premiums and expand choices. Instead, Americans have seen the opposite: higher costs, soaring deductibles, and shrinking provider networks. Families are paying more than ever, yet getting less access and less control over their own care.
Even worse, Democrats recently chose to let taxpayer-funded subsidies expire — subsidies that were already propping up a system in collapse. Those billions of dollars don’t go toward reducing the cost burden on patients. Instead, they act as a bailout for insurers who rely on government dollars to survive under a broken federal scheme.
“It’s time to stop subsidizing failure and start putting patients first,” AFP argues.
Lauren Stewart, AFP’s Senior Federal Affairs Liaison, didn’t mince words:
“Democrats claim they’re protecting patients, but the reality is they’re protecting a system that only benefits big insurance companies. Instead of empowering patients, Democrats cling to a broken status quo riddled with waste and fraud. It’s time to flip the script—take the money out of the hands of special interests and put it directly into tax-free Health Savings Accounts that patients own and control. That’s real reform, and that’s how we restore choice and affordability in healthcare.”
AFP says the solution is simple: give control back to the people — not Washington bureaucrats or special interests.
Their proposed reforms include:
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Expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): Let families use their own money for the care that fits their needs — not what the government dictates.
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Restoring patients’ freedom of choice: Washington shouldn’t decide how Americans spend their healthcare dollars.
After more than a decade of Obamacare, AFP argues that the verdict is clear: the system Democrats defend has failed. Families are being squeezed, insurers are cashing in and lawmakers remain more loyal to corporate interests than to patients.
AFP is urging Congress to embrace a new future for healthcare — one that puts individuals in charge and brings true affordability and innovation back to American medicine.
For millions of families looking for relief from rising health costs, it’s long past time for lawmakers to listen.
