Pelosi Statement on HHS Report Showing Continued Affordability of ACA Marketplace Health Coverage

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that consumers will continue to have affordable health coverage options through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces even with hypothetical premium increases:

“Today’s HHS report demonstrates that the Affordable Care Act will continue to make real the promise of affordable, quality health coverage across America. Millions and millions of Americans will still enjoy dependable and affordable health care options through the ACA’s Marketplaces next year, even in the event of rate increases.

“As the report shows, the Affordable Care Act was designed to protect Americans from rate increases by ensuring that tax credits go up as premiums rise, and by empowering consumers to shop around for the best plan in competitive marketplaces. Because of this landmark law, the uninsured rate has fallen to historic lows and health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. Children, women, workers and families across the country have newfound health and economic security thanks to the ACA.

“With the Affordable Care Act, we have made monumental progress toward ensuring that health care is a right, not a privilege, for all Americans. The Affordable Care Act is working, and it will continue to work in spite of Republicans’ ceaseless attempts to strip health care from millions of hard-working families.”

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