Rep. Maloney: After 5 years, Obamacare Helping Millions of New Yorkers

Statement

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today hailed a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which shows that the Affordable Care Act has helped more than a million New Yorkers gain access to affordable health coverage, and saved those who already had insurance millions of dollars in reduced costs.

"Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than a million additional New Yorkers now have health coverage, and millions more are protected from the worst abuses of health insurance companies," said Maloney. "There's no question that the Affordable Care Act is moving us in the right direction: the number of uninsured is down, quality is up, costs are rising more slowly, and things are only going to get better. Repealing Obamacare now would cause millions of Americans to lose their insurance, increase prescription costs for seniors, create chaos in the health insurance marketplace, and hurt our economy. It's time to set aside this senseless rhetoric and focus instead on how we can make the ACA work even better for more families."

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