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PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS - PART 1

06/30/2012     

CA Podiatrist Comments on Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act

Dr. Lee Rogers, candidate for U.S. Congress, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “Today’s Supreme Court decision is bittersweet. The Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in its entirety, including the controversial individual mandate to purchase health insurance.

Dr. Lee C. Rogers

“The good news is that people who have already benefited from the law will continue to benefit. But the bad news is that the law still needs to be fixed. No law is perfect, but this one benefits the big health insurance companies like no other. The law prevents insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, but it doesn’t put a cap on premiums. Although you can’t be denied coverage, you can still be priced out of the market, essentially accomplishing the same thing. Going forward, we need to have at least one option for patients that insurance companies don’t control."

Source: The Santa Clarita Valley Signal [6/28/12]