Hudson Statement on Obamacare Anniversary
March 23, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2016
Hudson Statement on Obamacare Anniversary
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the six-year anniversary of Obamacare becoming law:
“Since Obamacare was signed into law six years ago, our concerns have been confirmed – this health care takeover is a disaster. While a few people may have benefited from the law, even those individuals would be better off under a patient-centered health care plan. North Carolinians deserve better, and I’ll continue to work to repeal and replace Obamacare with patient-centered reforms that expand access to quality health care and actually lower costs.”
Congress has passed legislation to chip away at the law and get rid of some of its worst features. Among other provisions, Congress has passed and the president has signed into law legislation that repeals the auto-enrollment provision which was based off of Rep. Hudson’s bill, H.R. 1254, from 2013. Additionally, the president has signed legislation that bans taxpayer bailouts of Obamacare co-ops, delays the Cadillac Tax and the Medical Device Tax, and exempts small businesses from Obamacare mandates that make it harder to hire veterans. In fact, the president has now signed at least 10 House bills that dismantle, defund and repeal parts of his health care law.
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