Work to increase patient access and rein in exorbitant health insurance premiums.

Congress must continue to work to increase patient access, rein in exorbitant premiums and drug prices, support the community health centers that treat our most vulnerable populations, support the teaching hospitals that train our next generations of health care workers, and invest in preventative care.

Lynch says Congress must continue working to expand patient access and reduce high premiums.

Health Care | Congressman Stephen Lynch
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The Clerk records H.R. 2 as the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, with House passage 289-139. Stephen F. Lynch of Massachusetts is listed as voting Aye.

Lynch voted for House passage of CHIP reauthorization, a concrete action to expand children’s health coverage and patient access after the 2002 campaign term.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 16, H.R. 2, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
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Public Law 111-3 is the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, enacted after H.R. 2 passed Congress.

The CHIP measure Lynch supported became law, strengthening evidence of later-term delivery on increasing patient access to insurance coverage.

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GovInfo: Public Law 111-3, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
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The Clerk records H.R. 3962 as the Affordable Health Care for America Act. It passed the House 220-215, and Lynch is listed as voting Aye.

Lynch supported the House health reform bill aimed at affordable health coverage, but that House bill was not the final enacted ACA vehicle.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 887, H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act
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The Clerk records the vote on concurring in Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The motion passed 219-212; Lynch is listed as voting No.

Lynch opposed final House passage of the ACA, the major enacted federal law expanding coverage and affordability protections, which weakens a finding of full delivery by him on this promise.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 165, H.R. 3590
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HealthCare.gov states that Marketplace plans must cover pre-existing conditions and cannot reject people, charge more, or deny essential benefits for prior conditions.

This official ACA implementation guidance shows the final ACA addressed patient access and discriminatory insurance pricing, making Lynch’s No vote on final passage relevant contrary evidence.

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HealthCare.gov: Marketplace health plans cover pre-existing conditions
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CMS says the American Rescue Plan improved access and affordability through the Marketplace, lowered premiums for most Marketplace enrollees, and expanded financial assistance.

The ARP directly targeted the promise’s premium and access components by increasing premium tax credits and broadening eligibility for Marketplace assistance.

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CMS: American Rescue Plan and the Marketplace
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The Clerk records H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, passing on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment, 220-211. Lynch is listed as voting Yea.

Lynch voted for final House passage of the ARP, which CMS says lowered Marketplace premiums and expanded access to financial assistance.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 72, H.R. 1319
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HealthCare.gov describes the premium tax credit as a tax credit used to lower monthly Marketplace premiums, with advance use available to reduce monthly costs.

This official source explains the federal mechanism used by ACA, ARP, and IRA subsidy provisions to rein in consumer premium costs.

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HealthCare.gov: Premium tax credit glossary
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The Clerk records H.R. 5376 passing on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment, 220-207. Lynch is listed as voting Yea.

Lynch voted for final House passage of H.R. 5376, enacted as the Inflation Reduction Act, which continued enhanced ACA premium assistance and included major health-cost provisions.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Roll Call 420, H.R. 5376
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Public Law 117-169 is the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, enacted after House passage of H.R. 5376.

The H.R. 5376 measure Lynch supported became law, providing later-term enacted support for lowering health-care costs and extending ACA premium assistance.

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GovInfo: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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