"Alycia is the mother of Avey, who is a beautiful, sweet, 3-year-old girl who also happens to have Leukemia.  Imagine what that’s like for a parent. While you’re just figuring out how to take care of a baby, you’ve got to figure out how you’re going to pay for expensive treatment that could save your baby’s life.

Any parent knows that there is nothing we won’t do to take care of our kids.  And it’s nice to have somebody getting your back. And that’s why the Affordable Care Act made it illegal for bad actors in the insurance industry to discriminate against kids like Avey.  And today, Avey is doing just great. She was here just a second ago, where is she?  There’s Avey — hey, sweetie! So Alycia wrote in — she said, "The health care law is about people like me. It’s AlyciaCare.”

Text of the President’s remarks here

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Health Reform Benefits Women – see here

Carol Metcalf is applauded by President Barack Obama…