2nd Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

Statement

This Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, one of the most important Acts the Congress has ever passed. On Tuesday I spoke on the House floor about the Act and how it prohibits health insurance companies from denying their customers coverage or care essentially because they got too sick to be profitable to them anymore. Under the ACA, insurance companies can no longer deny people coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions, nor can they place arbitrary limits on how much health care someone can receive over the course of a year or over their lifetime.

I was proud to vote for this historic legislation which has changed the landscape of our nation's health care delivery system for the better and, as the law takes effect, will ensure that nearly all Americans have access to affordable health care coverage. You can see my statement on the floor here, and you can read more about how the Affordable Care Act has already positively affected the 9th District.

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