Issue Position: Norton Focus On Healthcare Bill Shifts Cost of Health Alliance From D.C. Taxpayers to Feds

Issue Position

Norton's work on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was noteworthy for the benefits she brought to D.C. residents and taxpayers in particular. The federal government will relieve D.C. taxpayers of most of the more than $50 million annually they have generously provided to the D.C. Health Alliance program, which provides health insurance for people who cannot afford it. Other important benefits of the law are already in effect. For instance, children with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage, young people up to age 26 can be covered by their parents' insurance, people with pre-existing conditions who cannot get coverage can now be covered in a high-risk insurance pool, and seniors who were in the prescription drug donut hole got a $250 rebate.

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