Southwest Brooklyn reacts to health care act green light
The Supreme Court declared the affordable health care act constitutional on June 28, making health insurance available for all Americans by 2014.
With this historic ruling behind us, we can hopefully begin to close the health care disparities that exist everywhere, but particularly in Brooklyn, where a study commissioned by my office on the racial, ethnic, socio-economic and health status of our residents led to the creation of the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center with SUNY Downstate, said Borough President Marty Markowitz.
There is absolutely no excuse for Americans having to do without life-sustaining medications and medical procedures while we rely on an existing system that simply hasnt worked, the borough president went on. The high courts ruling today allows us to try something new, and provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans for generations to come.