Since 1957, Congressman Dingell has introduced legislation that would establish a national health insurance program that provide create quality, affordable health care coverage for all. Today, he is continuing to work with his House colleagues on, H.R. 3200, health care reform legislation that will bear the Dingell name. It’s a fitting tribute to the Congressman and his father, who also introduced national health reform legislation while he was a Congressman in the 1930s.

Here’s what the bill, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, means for you:

LOWER COSTS

• No more co-pays or deductibles for preventive care
• No more rate increases for pre-existing conditions, gender, or occupation
• An annual cap on your out-of-pocket expenses
• Group rates of a national pool if you buy your own plan
• Guaranteed, affordable oral, hearing, and vision care for your kids

GREATER CHOICE

• Keep your doctor, and your current plan, if you like them
• More choice, with a high quality public health insurance option competing with private insurers

HIGHER QUALITY

• You and your doctors make health care decisions — not insurance companies
• More family doctors and nurses will enter the workforce, helping guarantee access
• Mental health care must be covered

STABILITY & PEACE OF MIND

• No more coverage denials for pre-existing conditions
• No more lifetime limits on how much insurance companies will pay
• No reason to ever make a job or life decision again based on health care coverage

Watch the Congressman and colleagues video from the news conference introducing the discussion draft.