WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce
Poliquin (ME-02) released the following statement regarding forthcoming
legislative action this week in the U.S. House of Representatives
designed to lay the foundation to bring much needed health insurance
relief to thousands of Maine families suffering under the rapidly
failing ObamaCare law:
“Tens of thousands of fellow Mainers and
millions of Americans are suffocating under the spiking ObamaCare
monthly premiums, co-pays, and deductibles while other health insurance
options continue to shrink—and it’s getting worse,” said Congressman Poliquin.
“In Maine, for 2017, the average monthly premium increase for an
individual plan is projected to range from 14 to 24 percent. In
addition, one insurance company that covers a large percentage of Maine
ObamaCare holders has reported losses in the tens of millions of
taxpayer dollars. At that rate, it is hard to see how they won’t fail.
The Affordable Care Act has become unaffordable for thousands of
Mainers. We must address this crisis.
“I have consistently
pushed for common sense ObamaCare relief to include a transition to more
affordable and accessible health insurance plans for Mainers who have
in good faith purchased the failing ObamaCare policies. The House and
the Senate are responsible to put forward clear replacement legislation
to rescue our families from the crumbling ObamaCare law. Accordingly, I
will support the upcoming ObamaCare repeal initiation vote
in the House, which will lay the ground work to relieve tens of
thousands of Mainers who are suffering under the failed federal health
care law.
“While this is only the first step necessary in the
process to provide health insurance relief to American families and
small businesses, I will support the actual repeal of the ObamaCare law
if the replacement includes coverage for pre-existing health conditions
and keeping those 26-years-old or younger on their parents’ plans. Any
replacement law must also eliminate job-killing taxes and regulations
such as the medical device tax. I will thoroughly and carefully evaluate
every proposed replacement law with these in mind.”
This week, the House is expected to vote on a repeal initiation,
which is the first step in the process to establish the framework for a
repeal and replacement of the failing Affordable Care Act law,
otherwise known as ObamaCare.
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