Bill Archer on Health Care Former Republican Representative (TX-7)

Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage.

Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide.

Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts.

Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals.

To expand the availability of medical savings accounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to medical savings accounts to:
1. repeal the limitation on the number of accounts;
2. make all employers (currently limited to small employers) eligible to offer accounts;
3. increase contribution deduction amounts;
4. permit employer and employee contributions;
5. reduce high deductible health plan deductibles; and
6. permit accounts to be offered under cafeteria plans.