Consumer Group Sees Hope for Healthcare Policy with GOP House Leadership

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November 9th, 2022                                                                                                                   

Washington, D.C. – The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) responded to the results of Tuesday night’s election with optimism for healthcare policy under likely Republican control of the House of Representatives in 118^th Congress. Republicans have signaled their plans for lowering costs and increasing access to care in their “Commitment to America” plan.

TPA is hopeful Congress will act to implement those ideas and policies that:

• Increase competition and choice to lower costs
• Limit regulatory burdens to increase access to care
• Promote innovation that keeps America a global leader in medical advancements

TPA Executive Director, Patrick Hedger, offered the following statement:

“Democrats sold out seniors’ healthcare in the Inflation Reduction Act; with price controls which did little to address high costs and instead threatened to stifle innovation and delay lifesaving cures. TPA urges the 118^th Congress to listen to put patients and free market principles first.

“America is a global leader in medical advancement thanks to American industry and investment. Government policy should embrace innovation and technology that is increasing both access and care options and not stand in the way of lifesaving innovation with price controls, punitive taxation, or burdensome regulation.”

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Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to educating the public through the research, analysis and dissemination of information on the government’s effects on the economy.