1 Million Washingtonians under the Affordable Care Act

In 2009 I backed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and now almost one million Washingtonians under the age of sixty-five receive health care through the ACA. These statistics demonstrate that Americans want access to quality, affordable health care.

Whether it is lowering the cost of prescription drugs, allowing young people to stay insured through their parents until age 26, or helping under- or uninsured folks get the coverage they need to be able to seek medical care — in the last 15 years, we have seen the benefits of the ACA and know the importance of protecting health care for all of us.

With the ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, and reproductive freedom under attack by MAGA extremists, we must take back the House to protect vital programs and access to care.

15 years of the ACA is a huge accomplishment with a tangible impact for millions of Americans — but we still have more work ahead of us.

Seeing a doctor and getting the care you need should not be political, but if there is anything we can take from the last few years of hyper-partisan attacks on care, it is that we need fierce advocates in Congress to continue expanding access to care, lowering prescription drug prices and the costs of care, and to protect reproductive freedom.

In gratitude,

Rick