We will place a limit on how much you can be charged for out-of- pocket expenses. And insurance companies will be required to cover, at no extra charge, routine checkups and preventive care.
Now, if you don't have health insurance, reform will finally offer you affordable choices. We'll set up a new insurance exchange, a marketplace where individuals and small businesses can shop for an affordable health insurance plan that works for them.
This is how everyone in the federal government, including members of Congress, get affordable insurance. And there's no reason we shouldn't give every American the same opportunity that we give ourselves.