Issue Position: Federal Health Care Program

Issue Position

Q: Do you support the Federal Health Care Program? If you do not support the health care reforms, how do you propose containing the increasing costs of health care on individuals, families and businesses?

A: I voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as health care reform. While I know the bill was not perfect, it was an important and unprecedented step forward. The Affordable Care Act gives Americans new rights and benefits, including helping more children get health coverage, ending lifetime and most annual limits on care, and giving patients access to recommended preventive services without cost-sharing. The law provides $40 billion in tax credits for four million small businesses to help them offer employee health insurance coverage -- if they choose to do so.

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