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Statement of ACAP CEO Margaret A. Murray on the Opening of the 115th Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2017
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STATEMENT OF ACAP CEO MARGARET A. MURRAY ON THE OPENING OF THE 115th CONGRESS
WASHINGTON – Margaret A. Murray, Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), issued the following statement following the opening day of the 115th Congress:
“We welcome the members of the 115th Congress and look forward to working with them during this pivotal time in health policy.
“We look forward to sharing the experience of our member Safety Net Health Plans in Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplaces and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and to discuss the ways in which our plans have affected the lives of the members they serve.
“Our plans have had substantial successes and lessons learned through the entirety of health reform. We are anxious to share these with leaders and staff on Capitol Hill as we move forward to work improving the social safety net.”
About ACAP
ACAP represents 59 nonprofit Safety Net Health Plans in 28 states, which collectively serve more than seventeen million people enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Marketplaces and other publicly-supported health programs.
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