Legislation to Improve Affordable Care Act Advances to House Floor
Last night the U.S. House of
"We applaud the Committee for taking action to improve the affordability, accessibility and awareness of health insurance. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, uninsured rates for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have been cut in half, yet we risk slipping back without action," said
Among the bills passed include H.R.1386, "Expand Navigators' Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act," introduced by Rep.
"APIAHF leads a coalition of national and local organizations that have enrolled over 1 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders through the Navigator program," said
The committee also passed H.R. 987, "Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019," introduced by Rep.
The other bills include:
H.R.1385, "State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act," would provide states with
H.R. 1010, "Short-Term, Limited
H.R. 986, "Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019," would require the Administration to rescind the Section 1332 guidance of the ACA promulgated in October of 2018 that would undermine the law's consumer protections.
H.R. 1425, "State Health Care Premium Reduction Act," would provide
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