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WEEKLY ADDRESS: The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay
Source: White House
In this week's address, the President called the Supreme Courts decision on the Affordable Care Act a victory for hardworking Americans across the country, whose lives are more secure because of this law. The Affordable Care Act is working, and it is here to stay. So far more than 16 million uninsured Americans have gained coverage. Nearly one in three Americans who was uninsured a few years ago is insured today. The uninsured rate in America is the lowest since we began to keep such records. With this case behind us, the President reaffirmed his commitment to getting more people covered and making health care in America even better and more affordable.
Read more: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/27/weekly-address-affordable-care-act-here-stay
Five years ago, we finally declared that in America, health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. And this week, after more than fifty votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law; after a Presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law; after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, we can now say this for certain: the Affordable Care Act still stands, it is working, and it is here to stay.
On Thursday, when the Court upheld a critical part of the Affordable Care Act, it was a victory for hardworking Americans all across this country whose lives are more secure because of this law. This law means that if youre a parent, you can keep your kids on your plan until they turn 26. If youre a senior, or an American with a disability, this law gives you discounts on your prescriptions. You cant be charged more just because youre a woman. And you cant be discriminated against just for having a pre-existing condition.
This law is working exactly as its supposed to and in some ways, better than we expected it to. So far more than 16 million uninsured Americans have gained coverage. Nearly one in three Americans who was uninsured a few years ago is insured today. The uninsured rate in America is the lowest since we began to keep such records.
The law has helped hold the price of health care to its slowest growth in 50 years. If your family gets insurance through the workplace, not through the Affordable Care Act, youre paying about $1,800 less per year on average than you would be if trends before this law had continued which is good for workers and it's good for the economy.
The point is, this is not some abstract political debate. For all the misinformation campaigns, and doomsday predictions; for all the talk of death panels and job destruction; for all the repeal attempts this law is helping tens of millions of Americans. This isnt just about Obamacare. This is health care in America.
With this case behind us, were going to keep working to make health care in America even better and more affordable, and to get more people covered. But it is time to stop refighting battles that have been settled again and again. Its time to move on.
Because as Americans, we dont go backwards, we move forwards. We take care of each other. We root for one anothers success. We strive to do better, to be better, than the generation before us, and we try to build something better for the generation coming behind us. With this behind us, lets come together and keep building something better right now.
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay (Original Post)
cal04
Jun 2015
OP
BumRushDaShow
(129,376 posts)2. K&R
and thanks for the weekly post!
I think this part -
it is time to stop refighting battles that have been settled again and again. Its time to move on.
followed by word that there are losers who still don't get it, is just proof that the GOP continues to operate in their own spite-filled universe.