The House Democratic leadership unveiled H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. This bill is the product of the three committees, with important new improvements such as a ban on insurers using a history of domestic violence as a preexisting condition.

In the 28th District of New York, H.R. 3962 would:

• Improve employer-base coverage for 338,000 residents.
• Provide credits to help pay for coverage for up to 180,000 households
• Improve Medicare for 107,000 beneficiaries, including closing the prescription drug donut hole for 9,000 seniors
• Allow 146,000 small businesses to obtain affordable health care coverage and provide tax credits to help reduce health insurance costs for up to 12,7000 small businesses
• Provide coverage for 30,000 uninsured residents
• Protect up to 1,000 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs
• Reduce the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and health care providers by $270 million

For more on how H.R. 3962 would affect the 28th district, please click here.

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