On the recordJuly 31, 2013
over 120,000 of my constituents who currently don't have health insurance will be able to get that insurance without fear of discrimination or higher rates because of a preexisting condition.
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congress.govover 120,000 of my constituents who currently don't have health insurance will be able to get that insurance without fear of discrimination or higher rates because of a preexisting condition.
Pitts discusses expanded insurance access for constituents with preexisting conditions.
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The goals of the ACE Kids Act are laudable--to improve the delivery of, access to, healthcare for children with complex medical conditions served by Medicaid.
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I for one in a portion of my life when I was a boy lived in a household where we didn't have access to health care.
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