Catholic Health Association Congratulates Nation's Leaders for Enacting Notable Health Reform

The Catholic Health Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives and President Obama for enacting health care reform legislation that will bring security and health to millions of American families. The reform law will save and improve lives across our country. It represents great progress in the long effort to make health care available and affordable to everyone in the United States.

We call upon the U.S. Senate to move quickly to enact the accompanying correction legislation in order that the full benefits of reform become a reality.

While not perfect, the reform law notably expands coverage, especially to low-income and weak populations, and is a tremendous step toward protecting human pride and promoting the common good. The law will prevent insurance companies from denying policies to those with pre-existing conditions protect families from bankruptcy due to medical expenses help small businesses provide insurance for their workers improve Medicare drug benefit coverage by closing the doughnut hole and significantly cut the federal deficit. Most importantly, 32 million people who were previously uninsured will be able to obtain meaningful coverage at an affordable price.