Hultgren: Affordable Care Act Still Grossly Unaffordable

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U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) today released a statement following the Supreme Court's decision in King v. Burwell to uphold the federal health insurance subsidies offered to individuals who enrolled in health plans through the federal exchange, HealthCare.gov.

"While the Court's decision locked in federal insurance subsidies for approximately 15,000 individuals in the 14th District, it does nothing to stop crippling premium increases or prevent a health insurer monopoly that is severely restricting choice for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisians," said Rep. Hultgren. "The Affordable Care Act has caused health care to be grossly unaffordable to millions of Americans. My constituents could face a more than 30 percent premium hike next year, and many simply can't afford even higher health costs. Over and over again, this law has robbed most Americans of affordable health care coverage and restricted their choices for providers and care. I will not stop fighting to make health insurance better and more affordable for them."

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