House Republicans are searching for ways to advance conservative health care reform while securing the votes needed to pass their package. There is already a solution on the table—one that delivers real savings without expanding government control.
In a letter to House leadership, Market Institute President Charles Sauer urged Congress to include partial site neutrality, a reform already approved by both the Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee and scored by the Congressional Budget Office to save $40 billion.
Free-Market-40-Billion-in-Savings-Site-NeutralitySite neutrality corrects one of the most glaring distortions in U.S. health care: Medicare paying hospitals far more than independent physician offices for the exact same services. The result has been higher costs for taxpayers, fewer independent practices, and growing consolidation in the health care market.
Partial site neutrality is not a new or radical idea. It has already cleared key House committees and carries a CBO score showing $40 billion in savings—money that could be used to strengthen the broader GOP health care package without raising taxes or imposing new mandates. Free Market 40 Billion in Savin…
At a time when House leadership is working to secure votes and deliver fiscally responsible reform, adding partial site neutrality would advance core conservative priorities: less government waste, fewer market distortions, and better value for patients and taxpayers alike.
Market Institute urges House leaders to seize this opportunity and include partial site neutrality in the final health care package.
