In a Pain News Network op-ed, Dr. Lynn Webster, a senior fellow at the Center for U.S. Policy (CUSP), highlights the growing risk that millions of Americans could lose Affordable Care Act subsidies, leaving many unable to afford coverage and forcing difficult choices between health care and basic needs. He contrasts this with the reality that members of Congress continue to receive taxpayer-funded health insurance, shielded from the same uncertainty facing their constituents. To address that disconnect, Dr. Webster suggests a constitutional amendment that would tie lawmakers’ access to government-funded health care to ensuring all Americans have affordable coverage. He reasons that if members of Congress had to live with the same risks then there would be far greater urgency to fix the system, and also asserts that lawmakers should not benefit from protections that many Americans still lack.
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