Abby McCloskey & Aparna Mathur, AEIdeas, April 17, 2019

“As we have written before, there is a competition of ideas brewing among Republicans on ways that families could pay for time taken off during parental leave. For millions of families around the country this is good news and a major change from where the debate was just a few years ago. The latest proposal is from Congressman Andy Biggs, who has introduced the Freedom for Families Act bill would allow families to use money in their Health Savings Account to meet expenses incurred during the birth or adoption of a child, or for a family illness. . . .”