Dr. Kagen is Fighting To Guarantee Affordable Health Care for People With Asthma
Washington, DC — Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. is working hard to guarantee access to affordable health care for all of us including those with asthma or any pre-existing medical condition. Kagen spoke this morning at Asthma Awareness Day on Capitol Hill.at Asthma Awareness Day.
“If you have any pre-existing condition, whether its asthma, emphysema or sinus disease, you should not be denied access to the medical treatment you need,” said Kagen.
Congressman Kagen is acknowledged as having discovered many new causes of allergy and asthma. He was named by Wisconsin physicians as one of the “Best Doctors in America” and has been triple Board Certified in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Internal Medicine and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology.
Asthma affects over 22 million people in the U.S and more than 70% of people with asthma also have allergies, according to Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics. Every day, ten people die of asthma, and nearly all of these deaths are preventable. The annual costs associated with treatment of asthma range from $20 billion to $37 billion, but uncontrolled symptoms cost more to treat than getting and keeping patients healthy.
Dr. Kagen has introduced the No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act. This would bring an end to the discriminatory practice of permitting insurance companies to deny life-saving medical coverage to citizens because of any pre-existing medical conditions.
