{"id":55780,"date":"2017-07-28T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-statement-of-stacey-d-stewart-president-march-of-dimes-on-the-defeat-of-health-care-reform-legislation-in-the-u-s-senate\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T16:28:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T20:28:02","slug":"declaracion-de-stacey-d-stewart-presidenta-de-march-of-dimes-sobre-la-derrota-de-la-legislacion-de-reforma-del-sistema-sanitario-en-el-senado-de-los-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/declaracion-de-stacey-d-stewart-presidenta-de-march-of-dimes-sobre-la-derrota-de-la-legislacion-de-reforma-del-sistema-sanitario-en-el-senado-de-los-estados-unidos\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on the defeat of health care reform legislation in the U.S. Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 28, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The March of Dimes released the following statement from President <span class=\"xn-person\">Stacey D. Stewart<\/span> regarding the defeat of health care reform legislation in the Senate overnight:<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpge72fleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpge72fleft\" title=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The March of Dimes is profoundly relieved that a range of health care reform proposals have been rejected by the U.S. Senate over the past two days.\u00a0 We commend all the Senators who cast principled votes opposing policies that would have caused millions of Americans to lose coverage, and millions more to find themselves with more expensive, less adequate health plans that jeopardized their health and economic wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to the Congressional Budget Office, the various proposals before the Senate would have caused millions of Americans to become uninsured.\u00a0The March of Dimes estimated that, for Medicaid expansion rollback alone, up to 6.5 million women of childbearing age would have lost coverage.\u00a0 For millions more, pregnancy coverage would have become an expensive added charge, and out-of-pocket costs would have been unlimited.\u00a0 For many families, this would mean that a high-risk pregnancy or preterm baby needing weeks or months of neonatal intensive care could bankrupt them, or force them to make untenable choices between their health and financial viability.\u00a0 Clearly, these proposals would not have advanced our mission of ensuring that all women can have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now the real work lies before us.\u00a0 The March of Dimes stands ready to work with all lawmakers to develop meaningful legislation that addresses the flaws in our health care system.\u00a0 We agree that our health care system and the laws that govern it are far from perfect, and many opportunities exist to find areas of common ground to make improvements.\u00a0 The March of Dimes hopes that real health care reform can arise from the ashes of last night&#8217;s vote.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>About March of Dimes <\/i><\/b><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b>The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. <\/p>\n<p>For the latest resources and health information, visit our websites <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/marchofdimes.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">marchofdimes.org<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nacersano.marchofdimes.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">nacersano.org<\/a>. To participate in our annual signature fundraising event, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marchforbabies.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">marchforbabies.org<\/a>.\u00a0If you have been affected by prematurity or birth defects, visit our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.marchofdimes.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">shareyourstory.org<\/a> community to find comfort and support. For detailed national, state and local perinatal statistics, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/marchofdimes.org\/peristats\" rel=\"nofollow\">persistats.org<\/a>. You can also find us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/1lNRI8K\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> or follow us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qlIXEX\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  March of Dimes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 28, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The March of Dimes released the following statement from President <span class=\"xn-person\">Stacey D. 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