To the Editor:

KishHealth System joins the Illinois Hospital Association in applauding the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Illinois hospitals have long supported the expansion of coverage for the uninsured and reforms to eliminate exclusions for pre-existing conditions and coverage caps to improve the health and well-being of Illinoisans.

While many organizations have been waiting for this ruling to act on health care reform initiatives, Kish and Valley West Community Hospitals and many other hospitals in Illinois already have been working on new and efficient models of health care delivery to improve outcomes and lower costs.