Affordable Care Act should stay
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Editor,
I’m voting against LR-122, a counter-measure against the Affordable Care Act, which was passed by the US Congress and signed by the President and put in place many regulatory reforms on insurance companies that are already making insurance work better for Montanans. Insurance companies can no longer deny policies to people who have pre-existing conditions. They can no longer drop people’s coverage just because they get sick. Because of these reforms, young people are able to stay on their parents’ insurance policies for longer (up to the age of 25). The ACA is already helping women in Montana; thousands are already accessing certain preventive health services such as mammograms, well-woman visits, contraception coverage, and breastfeeding support and supplies. The ACA also implemented a “medical loss ratio” which ensures that at least 80 percent of premium revenue actually goes to paying for medical care instead of corporate administration and profit.
LR-122 is a politically-driven statement against health care reform that solves nothing and cannot be enforced. It aims to stop the progress that has already been made by health reform. It simply wastes time and energy that would be better spent making sure that Montanans can get access to the healthcare they need. If we can’t have a single payer system, we need to keep the Affordable Care Act.
Judy Preston
Polson
