The Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

Floor Speech

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Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I support passage of H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015.

While I strongly believe the bill should be paid for before becoming law, this bill is a great first step of furthering the promise of the Affordable Care Act, a law that will cover 32 million lives when fully implemented.

The Affordable Care Act has created jobs, lowered costs, and significantly expanded coverage, as it was designed to do. It did away with bans on preexisting conditions, allowed young adults to stay on their parents' plan, eliminated annual and lifetime limits, and is closing the Part D prescription drug donut hole. As the law continues to improve the lives and health security of the American people, I will look for ways to improve the law. No law is perfect. That is why I support the Protect Medical Innovation Act and have cosponsored other pieces of legislation designed to keep consumers from feeling the hit of unintended consequences. Congress should look for ways to create jobs, lower costs further, and encourage states to accept Medicaid expansion, which will cover an additional 800,000 working Floridians.

I am hopeful that with a strong vote in the House of Representatives, H.R. 160 will soon arrive at the President's desk, fully offset, to be signed into law.

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