Sebelius: ‘Delaying the Affordable Care Act Wouldn’t Delay People’s Cancer’

SEBELIUS: "We are making progress, but there is still a lot of work to do. Now some have asked, 'Why not just to delay implementation of the new law until all the problems are fixed?' There is a pretty straightforward answer. Delaying the Affordable Care Act would not delay people's cancer, or diabetes, or Parkinson's. It did not delay the need for dental health services or cholesterol screenings or prenatal health care. Delaying the Affordable Care Act does not allay the foreclosure notices for families forced into bankruptcy by un-payable medical bills. It does not delay the higher cost that all of us pay when uninsured Americans are left with no choice but to rely on emergency rooms for care. So for millions of Americans, delay is not an option. People's lives depend on this. Too many hard-working people have been waiting too long for affordable health insurance."