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" Insurance companies can no longer refuse to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions. That's what change looks like. "

Kathleen Sebelius

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" And under Obamacare, insurance companies can no longer discriminate against women. Before, some wouldn't cover women's most basic needs, like contraception and maternity care, but would still charge us up to 50 percent more than men - for a worse plan. "

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" I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education. "

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" The Democratic plan in the 'Affordable Care Act' has, I would say, more government support, more government regulation around trying to protect the finances of individuals, trying to protect people who had pre-existing conditions, making sure that they could actually be in an insurance market and not set off to the side. "

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" In many ways, human health is the great global connector. "

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" The lower income individuals, under any Republican proposal, at least that I have seen, are real losers in the framework because there is not enough subsidy, not enough assistance, for them to realistically participate in the market. Particularly if you halt or rollback the Medicaid expansion, which is for the lowest income workers. "

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" A lot of the discussion about rolling back the Affordable Care Act is about dismantling the marketplaces where individuals are shopping for their own coverage when they don't get it in their workplace. "

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" But wishing our Kansas soldiers 'God speed' is not enough. We need to comfort, care for, and protect their families. And we should ease the financial burdens that these families often face. "

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" In this 21st century world, some of our country's most significant exports and imports extend beyond goods and services: They also include innovation, knowledge, discovery, and healing. "

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" If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be - in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively. "

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" The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America. "

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" There's a digital revolution taking place both in and out of government in favor of open-sourced data, innovation, and collaboration. "

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" Being a mother is no longer a liability, and being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition! That's what change looks like. "

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" The premium tax credit that is in the Obama plan is exactly that - it is a tax credit, and it isn't cash. It is a discount on the amount that you pay for an individual policy based on your family size and your income. "

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" A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening. "

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" I'm a former insurance regulator. What companies really want and need is some clarity about what the rules are. "

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" But for us Democrats, Obamacare is a badge of honor. Because no matter who you are, what stage of life you're in, this law is a good thing. "

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" There are people in this country who have waited for decades for affordable health coverage for themselves and their families. "

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" We've been finding that when you empower engineers, scientists, and coders, they respond by creating new tools to empower physicians, patients, and parents. "

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" American research and resources have literally changed the face of humanity, by tackling deadly and once-deadly diseases. "

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" I've spent my career fighting the worst practices of insurance companies. "

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" To me, part of the magic of this era is that the very same innovations, discoveries, and technologies that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives are also creating a healthier economy. "

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" Global health issues remind us - perhaps more than any other issue - that we are all children of the same extended family. "

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" We have an opportunity to create a future where we are actually encouraging providers to keep people away from acute care, whenever possible. "

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" What we've been finding is that when you remove the barriers to innovation, you can actually hold costs down while lifting entrepreneurs up and getting better health results. "

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" While closing our innovation gaps won't solve all our problems, we have some very real opportunities to improve the quality of care that's delivered to millions of Americans. "

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" But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care. "

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" If you're self-employed, between jobs, or can't get insurance through work, you'll have access to affordable health insurance as good as Congressman Paul Ryan's. "

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" The secretary actually already has a good deal of authority within the confines of the Affordable Care Act. Step one really is a question of whether or not HHS will continue to reimburse insurance companies for cost-sharing expenses. "

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" From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act. "

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