On the recordJanuary 13, 2017
The Affordable Care Act has improved the health care and financial security of every American, regardless of where he or she gets health insurance. Healthcare costs have been growing at the slowest rate in more than 50 years. Seniors in the so-called Medicare doughnut hole have saved more than $23 billion on their prescription drugs. Every American woman can rest easier knowing that women are no longer charged more than men for the same coverage. And 137 million Americans with private insurance now receive free preventive services. Despite this remarkable progress, the majority has made it their mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act, no matter the cost, and those costs would extend far beyond the healthcare system. A recent report found that repeal would cause just New York to lose more than 130,000 jobs in 2019 alone. The Affordable Care Act has reduced the burden of healthcare costs for hardworking families not only in New York, but across the Nation; and it is those Americans for whom repeal would be so devastating. We are making a mistake if we repeal ObamaCare. ____________________
