WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell: “Once again, the Supreme Court has rejected a partisan attempt to undermine the health protections provided by the Affordable Care Act, which I like to call Obamacare. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in King v. Burwell: “I’m relieved that millions of Americans will continue to have access to quality, affordable health insurance. This case never should ‎have gone this far, but[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015.  Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell, upholding subsidies to states that use the federal government’s health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Representative Blumenauer released the following statement: “Americans deserve access to high-quality, affordable health coverage.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015.  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of King v. Burwell to uphold the Affordable Care Act: “The Supreme Court recognized the common-sense reading of the Affordable Care Act that Congress intended to help all[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell preserving nationwide tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. “Today’s decision is a victory for the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. Over the past several years, a number of proposals have been advanced for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in March 2010. In this report, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) analyze the main budgetary and economic consequences[Read More…]

President Barack Obama greets audience members after delivering remarks on health care reform during the Catholic Hospital Association Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., June 9, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015 – 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you. [Read More…]

Boston, MA –-(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015.  A new survey by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds that the variable approaches states have taken to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have had major effects on whether low-income adults are aware of the law, whether they have applied[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The Affordable Care Act has already covered one in four uninsured Americans – more than ten million – and improved coverage for virtually everyone with health coverage. Insurers can no longer discriminate against preexisting conditions, charge women more just for being women, or put caps on[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. Speaking today at the White House Conference on Aging regional forum in Boston, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a unique opportunity for health care providers to decrease cardiovascular disease risk for tens of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries by assessing an individual patient’s[Read More…]