WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the House passing H.R. 968, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act:
“They claim their agenda is ‘for the people.’ Well, this bill is ‘for the politics.’ This bill has nothing to do with protecting those with pre-existing conditions and everything to do with eliminating health care options for states. We know Section 1332 waivers - state innovation waivers - actually work. In seven states, health care premiums have gone down, on average, nearly 20 percent. These waivers give states flexibility to innovate to provide Americans affordable health care options."
