HCAN Statement on 11th Circuit Health Law Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
Posted on August 12th, 2011 by Melinda Gibson in Press Releases
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For Immediate Release - AUGUST 12, 2011
Contact: Melinda Gibson 202-454-6189
mgibson@healthcareforamericanow.org
Washington, DC - Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the nation's leading grassroots health care advocacy organization, released the following statement from HCAN Executive Director Ethan Rome on today's 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on the Affordable Care Act:
"The 11th Circuit corrects the lower court's extraordinary judicial overreach and upholds the major benefits and consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This decision makes clear that the courts will not undo health care reform and that insurance company abuses like discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions will not be tolerated.
The 11th Circuit sent a clear message to the politicians who brought this suit and every state in the nation that implementation of health care reform must move forward.
As for the individual responsibility provision, four courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, found the law constitutional. The law will work best and insurance will be most affordable if everyone has coverage. That's what the individual responsibility provision is about and we are confident it will ultimately be upheld."
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Health Care for America Now is the nation's leading grassroots health care advocacy organization. HCAN led the fight over the past two years to win passage of health reform and to keep Congress from being steamrolled by corporate special interests.
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