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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today released the following statement after joining his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act. The legislation would enable the approximately 50 million fully-insured Americans who face health care plan cancellations or disruptions due to Obamacare to keep their current health care coverage.

“The American people were misled by the President's repeated #BrokenPromises surrounding his signature law,” said Latta. “While his false assurances indicated that hardworking Americans would save an average of $2,500 per year on premiums, would be able to keep their current health care coverage and would not have to select new doctors under Obamacare, we know the opposite is true. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives provided a thoughtful solution to allow millions to keep the plans they have and like – all while reducing the deficit by $1.25 billion, lowering costs and increasing wages.”

The Employee Health Care Protection Act would allow non-ACA compliant group health care plans offered by issuers in 2013 to be continued to be sold now and into the future. Small businesses and their employees could purchase these plans regardless of whether or not they were on these plans in 2013.

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