Conyers: One Year Later, Affordable Care Act’s Positive Impact Has Already Been Felt by America

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Conyers:  One Year Later, Affordable Care Act’s Positive Impact Has Already Been Felt by America
Conyers Celebrates the One Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act by Praising the Term, “Obamacare”

(Washington)—Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14)  issued the following statement today celebrating the first anniversary of the comprehensive health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, that passed last Congress and was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.

“Not withstanding the unfounded views of the President's political opponents, there is no denying that the Affordable Care Act has already significantly helped the people of Michigan and the rest of the country,” said Conyers.  “Michigan residents will no longer have to worry about their children losing coverage because of a pre-existing condition or a mistake made on an application, and I have yet to meet one parent who would not want their children to stay on their insurance plan until the age of 26.”  

“Contrary to many people’s intentions to use the term, ‘Obamacare’ to derogate the health care reform law, I believe the name does the opposite in praising President Obama for leading the Nation to make the first step towards achieving the goal of affordable health care for all,” said Conyers.  “Who wouldn’t want to get credit for legislation that will reduce the deficit, create more jobs, and ensure access to quality health care?”

Specifically, the Affordable Care Act is already helping the people of Michigan by:

·         Providing New Benefits and Lowering Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries

·         Lowering Taxes for Small Businesses

·         Providing Greater Resources for Michigan

·         Providing New Coverage Options for Young Adults

·         Covering Children with Pre-Existing Conditions

·         Removing Lifetime Limits on Health Benefits

·         Making it Illegal for an Insurance Company to Drop Coverage When You Get Sick

·         Creating New Coverage Options for Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions

·         Increasing Support for Community Health Centers

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