Pennsylvania families already face some of the steepest health care costs in the nation, with premiums and deductibles eating up bigger chunks of household budgets every year. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has warned that premiums are expected to rise by nearly one-fifth in the year ahead, putting even greater pressure on working families.
Instead of confronting the underlying reasons why health care is so expensive, lawmakers often prefer the political expediency of masking rising costs with more handouts. Sadly, Pennsylvania’s own Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is opting for this very strategy. Rather than promote the tough reforms that would lower healthcare costs for Pennsylvanians, he now wants taxpayers to shovel even more money to the insurance industry.
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