AJR 36 Summary

• Calls on the President and U.S. Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA/Obamacare) as incompatible with the U.S. Constitution's principles of liberty, limited government, and federalism.

• Requests Congress enact tax reform to allow Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines, enable small business association health plans, and permit employers to offer lower premiums for employees with healthy lifestyles.

• Urges Congress to reform Medicare and Medicaid through market competition and choice rather than top-down rationing, and to grant states greater authority to innovate health care policies for their populations.

• Directs the California Legislature to support federal reforms by implementing state-level changes including Health Savings Account tax benefits, reduced health care regulations, high-risk pools for preexisting conditions, and increased physician training capacity.