WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins’ issued the following statement regarding the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ actuary report that found health care costs will increase over the next ten years because of the new health care law:
 
“This CMS report confirms yet another broken promise from the Obama Administration. Time and again, President Obama pledged to reduce health care costs. However, the nonpartisan CMS report confirmed our biggest fear: health care costs will increase because of the new law. Adding insult to injury, this report also confirmed that millions of seniors will lose their Medicare Advantage coverage.
 
“Kansans and all Americans continue to struggle through these challenging economic times, and the new health care law will make it even harder on them. That is why I will continue supporting plans to repeal the negative provisions in this law and replace them with responsible plans that will reduce health care costs without jeopardizing seniors’ health care coverage.”