{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/9/sen-rick-scott-announces-next-part-of-rescuing-america-project-to-fix-america-s-broken-healthcare-system", "Sen. Rick Scott Announces Next Part of \u201cRescuing America\u201d Project to Fix America\u2019s Broken Healthcare System", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Rick Scott", "S001217", "www.rickscott.senate.gov", "rickscott", "https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/press-releases/", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott introduced a new video message in his \u201cRescuing America\u201d project to highlight how the federal government broke the healthcare system and raised prices, and how to fix it.\n\nSenator Rick Scott said, \u201cDemocrat Socialists would have you believe federalized healthcare is the prescription to rising healthcare costs. But Obamacare\u2019s failure proves we need less government in our lives, not more. Costs went up, people lost their doctors, and American families are still struggling for affordable healthcare solutions that actually work for them. With simple fixes, we can bring more transparency to drive down costs and let families choose the plan that best fits their needs. My More Affordable Care Act brings the power back to Americans instead of funneling tax dollars to insurance companies and gives the American people the freedom to choose what\u2019s best for them.\u201d\n\nWatch Senator Scott\u2019s video by clicking HERE or on the image above.\n\nAs an example, Senator Scott proposed his More Affordable Care Act to drive down costs for the American people with simple fixes that will help families get the healthcare that fits their needs, instill transparency in the system, and ensure support to Americans is sent to them directly, not to insurance companies.\n\nThis bill would use HSA-style Trump Health Freedom Accounts to put health care decisions in the hands of Americans. Under Senator Scott\u2019s proposal, Obamacare will continue, healthcare.gov and state exchanges will continue, protections for pre-existing conditions remain in place, and families who need a safety net have one that works for them.\n\nThe More Affordable Care Act:\n\nEstablishes Trump Health Freedom Accounts, HSA-style accounts that ensure federal dollars to support families are delivered to them directly, not funneled to insurance companies;\n\nThese funds can be applied to premiums and will be Hyde-compliant by restricting use on abortion health plans or abortion services;\n\nOffers more options for plans that will create market-driven incentives to drive down costs;\n\nAllows Americans to shop across state lines with the creation of a state waiver program within the Affordable Care Act, further expanding competition within the health insurance market and the availability of health insurance plans within existing ACA exchanges.\n\nAny health insurance plan that is approved by a waiver state\u2019s insurance commissioner shall be sold on an easily accessible exchange, whether that\u2019s the federal exchange of healthcare.gov, a state\u2019s exchange, or a state-managed, commercially run exchange.\n\nEnhances President Trump\u2019s Executive Order to increase transparency in health care and provide patients with the price and quality of a good or service in advance. Families will have up-front pricing on what things will cost so they can make informed decisions and plan for their needs.\n\nMaintains protections for pre-existing conditions; and\n\nEnhances the Small Business Tax Credit to encourage employer-sponsored coverage and increase accessibility.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThis video is the latest of a series in Senator Scott\u2019s \u201cRescuing America\u201d project to revive the American Dream based on three simple principles:\n\nBalancing the federal budget\n\nCutting government regulations\n\nCreating private sector jobs\n\nLast week, Senator Scott laid out his goals for the project in an op-ed published in Newsweek titled, \u201cHow To Rescue America From the Spread of Socialism.\u201d He also put out a video about how to tackle America\u2019s Housing affordability crisis.\n\nMore information on his project can be found here and here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-30T10:57:52Z", "2026-09-30T10:59:04Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/9/sen-rick-scott-announces-next-part-of-rescuing-america-project-to-fix-america-s-broken-healthcare-system"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.8741289861500263, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}