Obamacare, and I won't call it that, the Affordable Care Act is not an accident. It was purposely signed into law because Democrats, unfortunately not Republicans, believe that they could make a difference in improving the healthcare…
Frank Pallone
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Frank Joseph Pallone is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Pallone has been a prominent advocate for health care reform, environmental protection, and consumer rights. He has played a key role in shaping legislation related to public health and climate change, often speaking out against policies he views as detrimental to these areas.
The reason why Medicaid is not being expanded in a lot of States is because Republican governors have refused to expand it, but they are not coming up with an alternative.
the fact is more than 50 percent of people left their coverage in this market after 1 year and over 80 percent left after 2 years.
The Affordable Care Act has always aroused strong passions among opponents and defenders of the law, and as a supporter of the law, I see it as part of one of my core missions in public life; to help every American get access to quality…
However, it is obvious to all that there are great challenges when a program like this gets going.
I think this whole thing is very ideologically driven. They don't like Medicaid, they don't want to expand Medicaid.
But here are the facts. Americans who have insurance through their employers or Medicare or Medicaid will keep their current coverage.
The law is allowing millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans to gain access to comprehensive healthcare coverage.
I know we're not in Kansas, but I do believe increasingly we're in Oz because of what I see here.
Preexisting conditions don't matter, HIPAA doesn't apply, there is no health information in the process.





