Without Affordable Care Act, Millions More Would Be Struggling

Sister Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), issued the following statement.

The U.S. Census Bureau today reported that 48.6 million Americans were uninsured in 2011, down from 50 million in 2010 but still a reminder that people across our nation continue to lack health care coverage in a difficult economy.  While these findings of the Census Bureau represent a continued moral and economic challenge, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brings signs of real progress. (more…)