Himes Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Health Care Reform

Statement

Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement this morning regarding the United States Supreme Court's decision to uphold the health care law.

"With this decision in place, people and businesses across the country can move forward with the certainty that they will have access to affordable health insurance. Would be entrepreneurs can now start their own businesses without fearing they won't be able to purchase insurance for their families and employees, and recent graduates can take jobs at a startup or a nonprofit that doesn't provide insurance--because they will be able to purchase it themselves. You will not lose access to health care if you lose your job, women can't be charged more than men for coverage, and kids with asthma and moms who survived cancer will be able to get health insurance. We can now move forward with the Affordable Care Act's reforms, which will lower costs, better coordinate our health care, and provide more financial stability for families and businesses that purchase health insurance.

"Because of health care reform, for the first time in over a decade, we saw a decrease in the growth of health care costs. I look forward to seeing continued progress as the remainder of the new law goes into effect and we tweak the law to continue to slow the growth of health care spending."

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