Letter from the Health Choices Coalition urging Congress to repeal the mandate that requires a prescription for over-the-counter medications purchased through a Health Savings Account. 4/15/2013

On behalf of the Health Choices Coalition representing physicians, dentists, consumers, retailers, manufacturers, pharmacies, pharmacists, patients, insurers, small businesses and employers, we would like to submit the following comments as your Committee considers comprehensive tax reform. Specifically, we encourage the Ways and Means Committee to examine Section 9003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (\"PPACA\") requiring holders of tax-preferred healthcare accounts, such as Flexible Savings Arrangements (\"FSAs\") and Health Savings Accounts (\"HSAs\"), to obtain a physician's prescription in order to use funds from those accounts to purchase over-the-counter (\"OTC\") medicines.

Ginger Loper

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Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:43 AM EDT

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