U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in the King v. Burwell Case

U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in the King v. Burwell Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory Meeks released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in the King v. Burwell case:

“I am relieved by the Supreme Court’s reaffirmation of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in the King v. Burwell case. The Supreme Court deemed that the individual mandate, which provides premium tax credits to help citizens afford health insurance, is constitutional regardless of the patient's home state. This is an important victory for thousands of my constituents and millions of families and individuals across America who will be able to keep the healthcare they attained under the ACA— many of them for the first time in their lives.

"Over the past several years, we have seen that the ACA is working as intended. Since its adoption, more than 16 million Americans have gained health insurance and the uninsured rate is now at its lowest rate ever at 11.9 percent. Historically, the ACA has also led to slow growth in health care prices, policies that keep health insurance companies from discriminating against pre-existing conditions, affordable coverage for millions across the country, and much more.

"I join with President Obama in saying that today is a great day for America. I also join with those who hope that today’s 6 to 3 majority decision sends a clear and unmistakable message that opponents of the ACA need to cease and desist with embittered, insidious, and fundamentally frivolous, law suits and spectacle measures seeking to “repeal and replace” this extremely important law. The ACA is firmly ensconced as the law of the land and America and the American people are better off because of it.”