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Name Instructor Task Date Amending the Health Care Act to make it Affordable Houston, TX. November 10, 2016 The Honorable Ted Cruz Post Office Box 25376 Houston, TX 77265. Dear Senator Cruz: My name is and I reside in Houston, Texas. I am in at . I am writing to you because of the concerns I have about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly referred to as Obamacare. While the ACA has expanded and improved health insurance cover for millions of Americans, it is not affordable. I believe this because of the recent changes in the health insurance rates that have seen many Americans left out of proper health coverage, a factor that is important to the fabric of our nation. For example, the recent increase in average premium by 22 percent in more than 30 states is a worrying development (Cho 1). The increase in health insurance rates has negatively influenced the self-employed, those who work in short-term jobs such as Uber drivers, and workers in smaller companies. Larger companies are able to cushion their employees in the wake of high health insurance rates, but it is the smaller companies that suffer (Cho 1). Even though employers might think that the government or their organizations would cover these increases, for instance, companies are passing down the cost to employers in the wake of rising health insurance rates. A good example is the health insurance premiums for families covered by their company’s health plan that rose to $ 18,142, or an equivalent of 3 percent average increase. From this amount, employees must part with an estimated $ 5,277 (Cho 1). The sustainability of such increments is in doubt. The most affected people by
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