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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 94
BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON
HEALTH CARE: Acknowledges the historic milestones in U.S. healthcare reform reached
since enactment of the Affordable Care Act
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To acknowledge and commemorate the historic milestones in healthcare reform that our2
nation has reached since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.3
WHEREAS, the Affordable Care Act consists of the following Acts of Congress,4
collectively:5
(1) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which originated as H.R. 35906
in the One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress and became Public Law No. 111-148.7
(2) The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which originated as H.R.8
4872 in the One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress and became Public Law No.9
111-152; and10
WHEREAS, since its enactment in 2010, the Affordable Care Act, or "ACA", has11
instituted monumental health policy reforms and is reshaping the way virtually all12
Americans receive and finance their health care; and13
WHEREAS, among the key features of the ACA are rights and protections for14
healthcare consumers, accountability measures for insurance companies, expanded eligibility15
for medical assistance for working families, and a requirement that every American maintain16
a minimum level of health insurance coverage; and17
WHEREAS, despite challenges at its inception in the fall of 2013, the health18
insurance exchange created by the ACA enrolled seven million one hundred thousand19
Americans in health coverage by the March 31, 2014, enrollment deadline, far surpassing20
the projections of congressional analysts; and21 HLS 14RS-2987 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, the ACA is a successful law that not only enhances access by millions1
of Americans to health care, but also modernizes our nation's health system and sets forth2
policies to fight waste, fraud, and abuse that are unprecedented in their scope and3
effectiveness; and4
WHEREAS, from March 23, 2010, when the ACA was signed into law and insurance5
companies lost their power to cancel or deny coverage based on preexisting conditions, and6
to charge women more than men, to March 31, 2014, when the number of Americans to gain7
coverage through the ACA's health insurance exchange topped seven million, the ACA8
brought to fruition landmark reforms in healthcare policy; and9
WHEREAS, as the law of the land, the ACA continues to represent true progress for10
our nation today; and11
WHEREAS, the long-awaited and much-needed reforms set forth in the ACA12
represent an historic step forward for our nation.13
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby14
acknowledge and commemorate the historic milestones in healthcare reform that our nation15
has reached since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.16
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the17
president of the United States of America, the presiding officers of the Senate and the House18
of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America, and to each member of19
the Louisiana congressional delegation.20
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Norton HCR No. 94
Acknowledges the historic milestones in U.S. healthcare reform reached since enactment of
the Affordable Care Act in 2010.