SEN RICK SCOTT: I grew up in public housing and I know how to fix Obamacare

Obamacare has failed American families with higher costs and fewer choices, but new reforms could fix it by allowing cross-state insurance sales and transparency.

We simply add options and let Americans be consumers, making the choice that works best for them and their families.  Republican Rick Scott represents Florida in the United States Senate. He is a former Florida governor.

I want to tell you about a family with a preexisting health condition that I think about whenever I talk about healthcare in our country. They grew up in public housing, rarely saw a doctor. One of the kids had a hip disease. Their mom would drive 200 miles to a charity hospital to get him treatment. That was my family growing up. 

When I hear stories of families struggling to afford their premiums, putting off treatment because it’s too expensive, or splitting their pills in half to make them last longer, I see my mother and my brother and the struggle my family went through. And I see a system that has continued to fail families like mine while ruining the market for everyone else.