John Dingell: “I appreciate your work on the bill so far, and I want to thank you for these hearings.”

I would like to begin with a parochial matter.

No American ever has to fear being discriminated against or denied coverage based on a preexisting condition.

It is a very happy system. It works well. And it has had no controversy that I can recall except one instance.

Now, while the Affordable Care Act has done a great job in making health care more accessible to the American people, I think most people continue to believe that much more must be done to improve access to care for the people in this…