| Hello John, We’re sure you’ve heard the ridiculous claim that there aren’t any good alternatives to big government health care programs countless times this election season. The fact is nothing could be further from the truth. At AFP, we have lots of great ideas to improve health care that empowers patients like you and your doctors, not insurance companies or government programs. Most of these health care policies can be found in the Personal Option. The Personal Option stands in stark contrast to big government plans like Medicare for All and the Public Option because it gives individuals and families more personal control over their own health care decisions, from the kind of coverage they want to the doctors they want to see to the treatments they want to try. The Personal Option would take government payments that now go to insurance companies and give you control of that money. We call it funding patients, not the system. That way, providers have to compete for your business, and this competition would reduce prices without government price controls. What are Washington bureaucrats offering? More of the same failed policies, including an expansion of Obamacare. But we know how that program has exploded the cost of health care. If you recall, Obamacare was supposed to cut the average American’s health care premiums by $2,500 a year for all Americans – even if they weren’t on Obamacare. At least that’s what Barack Obama and the Democrats promised. The results, as you know, have been far different. Back in 2010, the average premium for family coverage was $13,770 a year. Now, it’s about $24,000. Does that sound like a reduction to you? Do we really want more of the same? Or do we want to chart a new course that puts patients in control instead of government or insurance companies? Won’t you help us spread the word about the Personal Option by letting your elected officials know you want to fund patients, not the system? | 
