Health Care
The historic health care legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama offers the American people the choice of affordable quality health care coverage for the first time. The Affordable Care Act is giving Americans more security by holding insurance companies accountable, and helping more families get the peace of mind of affordable health insurance.
Reforming health care is a crucial part of our economic recovery. It reduces costs, improves coverage and stops insurance company abuses. The Affordable Care Act cuts long-term health care costs, reduces the deficit by $1.3 trillion over the first 20 years, and creates millions of jobs. The legislation passed by House Democrats will cover 94% of Americans and offer stability, lower costs, higher quality, and a greater choice of plans for all Americans.
Rep. Larson speaks with a doctor at Hartford's Community Health Fair.
In fact, health care reform is already benefiting millions of Americans:
- 71 million Americans in private plans are now receiving free preventive services
- 34 million seniors in Medicare are now receiving free preventive services
- 6.1 million seniors have already saved over $5.7 billion on their prescription drugs
- The law has already helped 3.1 million young people gain coverage under their parents’ plans who otherwise would be uninsured
Rep. Larson has also announced the Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act to build on the successes of the Affordable Care Act and to further enhance our health care system. To learn more about his proposal, click here.
Click here for frequently asked questions regarding health care reform.
You might also want to check out a variety of reports on reducing health care costs, linked here.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2007REP. LARSON VOTES TO GIVE HOPE TO MILLIONS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC DISEASES BY EXPANDING STEM CELL RESEARCH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2007LARSON STATEMENT ON REDUCED RYAN WHITE CARE ACT FUNDS IN CONNECTICUT
WASHINGTON? Congressman John B. Larson issued the following statement regarding cuts to Ryan White CARE Act funds in Connecticut. Hartford saw a decrease in funding from $2,024,791 to $913,750.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2007HOUSE PASSES LARSON BILL TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL EOSINOPHIL AWARENESS WEEK
WASHINGTON- Today, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 296, a resolution sponsored by Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) recognizing National Eosinophil (ee-oh-sin-oh-fil) Awareness Week, which is reserved the third week of May.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2007CONNECTICUT DELEGATION REQUESTS SUPPLEMENTAL HIV/AIDS FUNDING FOR CONNECTICUT CITIES
Delegation seeks answers on distribution of Ryan White funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2007LARSON BACKS EXPANDED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 28, 2006LARSON PRESENTS BREAST CANCER HEROINE AWARD TO MARIA PALOMARES OF MANCHESTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2006LARSON, LANGEVIN SUPPORT BOUNDLESS PLAYGROUNDS INITIATIVE
WASHINGTON ? U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (CT-1) and Jim Langevin (RI-2) released the following statement today:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2006LARSON SUPPORTS STEM CELL RESEARCH
WASHINGTON ? U.S. Representative John B. Larson (CT-1) today was disheartened by the President?s veto of stem cell research legislation and pledged to vote in favor of overriding the veto.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2006LARSON: AMERICAN SENIORS NEED A PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE
Democratic plan would fix flaws in Medicare prescription drug program