Political Quotes

“2 years ago tomorrow President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. It was the greatest single step in generations toward ensuring access to affordable quality health care for every American, regardless of where they live or how much money they make. Millions and millions of Americans have already felt the benefit of this law. Seniors are saving money--millions and millions of dollars-- on their prescriptions and their free checkups. The doughnut hole is rapidly disappearing because of this law. Insurance companies can no longer set arbitrary lifetime caps on benefits, putting millions of Americans one car accident or heart attack away from bankruptcy. People think they are in good shape; they have a health insurance policy. Then they get into a car accident or they get cancer or some other dread disease and they are in the process of being taken care of and they are told their bills are not going to be paid anymore; their limit is $10,000 or $50,000 and insurance stopped paying the benefits. Under this legislation that can no longer be done. That is why the President signed the bill. Under this legislation that is now law, children can no longer be denied insurance because they have preexisting conditions.…”