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Senator Daniel K. Akaka Statement on House Passage of Health Care Bill
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Source Office of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka
AKAKA STATAMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF HEALTH
CARE BILL
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) celebrated the House of Representatives passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tonight.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) celebrated the House of Representatives passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tonight.
"We are one step closer to improving the
nation’s health care system," said Akaka. "This legislation
expands access to health care coverage, improves the quality and availability of
services, and attempts to slow increasing costs. When this bill becomes law,
people with preexisting conditions will be able to get insurance, and unfair
lifetime limits imposed by insurance companies will be
prohibited."
Senator Akaka also noted that the legislation
includes critical provisions for Hawaii's employer-mandated insurance and Hawaii
hospitals which care for Medicaid and uninsured patients.
"The Act also recognizes Hawaii’s
unique health care system. The Act includes a rule of construction that is
intended to preserve our unique ERISA exemption and the employer-mandated
insurance that the exemption enables. I am also proud that the legislation
includes a permanent restoration of a Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital
(DSH) allotment for Hawaii. DSH is intended to support hospitals that care for
significant numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients."
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