The award, which is not given every year, is presented to a federal or state elected official who has shown outstanding devotion and dedication to the field of organ donation and transplantation, NATCO said in a news release. Courtney was chosen for his work to eliminate pre-existing condition disqualifications from health insurance, NATCO said.
“Joe Courtney is a person who, long before it became the battle cry of health care reform, worked tirelessly for years to see to it that pre-existing conditions were eliminated from qualifications for health insurance,” NATCO President Bill Hasskamp said.
“I am honored that NATCO has chosen me for this award. For too long, pre-existing condition exclusions created a health care system with haves and have-nots,” Courtney said. “To put it bluntly, it was medical apartheid. Across the country, Americans are benefitting already from the Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2014, when the bulk of reforms will be implemented, pre-existing health condition exclusions will be a thing of the past – for everyone.“
NATCO is an organization of over 2,000 health care professionals who are involved in the recovery, allocation, donation, and transplantation of organs.
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