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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918204225/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-urges-vote-to-allow-americans-to-keep-healthcare-plans | Vitter Urges Vote to Allow Americans to Keep Healthcare Plans | 2014-09-16 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | LA | David Vitter | V000127 | web.archive.org | legacy | Vitter Urges Vote to Allow Americans to Keep Healthcare Plans Rep. Bill Cassidy passed same bill through the House last week Tuesday, September 16, 2014 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) today called on the Senate to vote on legislation introduced by Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and passed by the House of Representatives last week. The Employee Health Care Protection Act would allow healthcare plans currently available on the group market under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to continue to be offered through 2018. The House passed the legislation 247 to 167. “Millions of Americans have been losing healthcare coverage and struggling to find new policies under Obamacare. While Washington created a special exemption for Members of Congress to keep their Obamacare subsidy, the rest of America deserves to be able to keep the insurance they like – just like President Obama and Democrats in Congress promised,” Vitter said. The Employee Health Care Protection Act would give small businesses and their employees the option to choose non-ACA compliant plans, giving them access to more affordable options that can better meet their needs than what is available today and more affordable coverage than what is available today under the President’s health care law. It would also ensure that Americans enrolled in these health plans would not face a penalty under Obamacare’s individual mandate. Last year, 93,000 Louisianans received notice that their health insurance plan had been cancelled. The employer mandate will be kicking in for small and large businesses across the state in a few months, and thousands more Louisiana families are expected to get notice that they cannot keep their health plan. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that this legislation would lower the deficit by $1.25 billion, provide more health plan options with lower premiums, and raise wages for American workers. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |