Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans

Shared Responsibility

The Act asks everyone to take responsibility for improving America’s health care. In order to lower costs for all Americans and extend coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, all Americans who can afford to purchase insurance will be asked to.

Those who are uninsured add over one thousand dollars to the average premium of families with insurance. This added cost covers emergency room care for Americans without insurance. To help bring costs under control for all Americans and cover all Americans with pre-existing conditions, all Americans who can afford insurance will have the responsibility to purchase it.