[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12010]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM

  (Mr. SCOTT of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, just months ago, the President 
signed the historic health care reform law, and thanks to the 
Affordable Health Care Act, Americans are already seeing benefits from 
the reform.
  First, our seniors on Medicare part D have begun receiving $250 
rebate checks when they fall into the doughnut hole so that they are 
receiving help when they most need it. Second, the new law requires 
that health care insurers offer dependent coverage to allow children, 
up to age 26, to remain on their parents' policies, and that plan has 
been implemented by most policies.
  Just today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it 
would begin accepting applications for the Early Retiree Reinsurance 
Program to help early retirees get affordable coverage. Later this 
summer, Americans with preexisting conditions will be able to get 
insurance at affordable rates.
  Now, we know that there are some who want to repeal all of these 
provisions and who want to take these benefits away from American 
families, but we remain dedicated to health care reform, which has 
expanded coverage to all Americans, and we are going to make sure that 
the law remains in effect.

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