Access to better public health is about removing barriers, and the outsized benefits of this proposal reflect that goal. By encouraging Americans to use these accounts as a resource that can help them take charge of their own health, this legislation increases access in a cost-effective way, while also helping reduce further strain on the U.S. healthcare system in the process.
Data shows that these tax-free accounts are associated with reductions in overall healthcare spending, saving consumers money while they support their personal health needs. What’s more, American families at every income level use FSA-HSA accounts – including lower-income families who save money as they continue supporting their own unique healthcare needs and reducing the potential for long-term medical expenses associated with chronic conditions.
Consumers want the ability to choose how to best use their hard-earned money to stay healthy and practice self-care. Expanding FSA-HSA eligibility to everyday oral health essentials is a solution that will deliver the reforms and flexibility today’s consumers are asking for and deserve.
Our proposal has the support from CHPA and the American Dental Association, which each recognize the important role preventative self-care plays in the reduction of long-term healthcare costs.
During a time when Congress can’t agree on much, we are together working across the aisle to empower Americans to improve their oral health outcomes by expanding access to resources that will help individuals at every income level, and we urge our colleagues to join us in building off the successful efforts made at the height of the pandemic by supporting this commonsense, bipartisan legislation.
U.S. Reps. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19).