Reality Check On Health Care Reform: Get The Facts
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 16th, 2009
Tired of talking about health care? Tough. I am still going to talk about it…I mean what could be more important presently? I realize posting the information from David Axelrod over at the Obama administration the other day, was a lot to read. But hey, it’s your health. No one is going to care more about you than you. And if you don’t have your health…well, you know the rest.
But for those of you feeling big ‘L’, little ‘a’, little ‘z’….and ‘y’ are you so Lazy (?), (I haven’t used that didley in a long time) I found something on the HR 676 blog that might interest you. Yes, this health care option has a blog. If you’re interested in HR 676, as an health care option for you, you might want to tune in to what they have to say. And because it is Sunday….known to be a Lazy day, I’m posting a brief summary of president Obama’s plan that I pulled from their blog. Still have more questions about the single payer health care option HR676? They have a website too.
Get informed peeps. It’s reality check time. Get the facts. (Yes, the word ‘fact’ is a hyperlink, meaning I want you to click on it. I’m not doing this for my health….okay maybe I am, but I’m doing it for yours too :)
This is your health and now is the time to figure out what you want…what is best for you and your family. I don’t want to hear any complaining later on if health care reform doesn’t get passed because you were Lazy, sitting on your A_ _! (Fill in the blanks please. I’m trying to be more decent on my blog for those that would rather I not use spicy language or ribald bandage – thanks again for that one George [not the bigot]. I just love that line.)
Then take action. Tell your peeps. Yes, you have peeps. They’re called Senators and Representatives. Give them a call, write them a letter, and tell them your two. Once again, as a gentle reminder, all of their contact info is in the left column of my blog.
Okay enough said. Here’s the summary:
What Health Care reform Means for You
August 16, 2009 by admin.
A lot of angry, over-the-top rhetoric is muddying our discussion of health care reform. To help clear things up, here’s a brief summary of President Obama’s plan, including how it will stop insurance company abuses and help you–even if you currently have a strong health benefits plan.
* Health care reform will stop insurance company abuses.
– Insurance companies won’t be able to refuse to pay a claim or give you coverage because of “pre-existing” conditions.
– Your out-of-pocket expenses will be capped. No more going broke because of a serious illness or injury.
– Insurance companies won’t be allowed to charge women higher rates than men or drop you if you get sick.
– Insurance companies will have to cover your children until age 26 instead of dumping them at 19.
* Health care reform will hold down rising costs.
– A public health insurance option will force private insurers to compete and will lower costs for everyone.
– By requiring companies to pay their fair share, we’ll stop them from dumping their health care costs on the rest of us.
* Health reform means affordable health care will be there for you, no matter what. If you lose your job, or your kid loses his. If you get sick. When you retire. Affordable health care will be there for you, no matter what. That means you and your family can’t fall through the cracks and won’t go broke because of health care bills.
For more information about how health care reform can help you and for answers to many of the common questions about President Obama’s plan, check out this new web resource from the White
House: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/ZpqlFNs1OBaq/
We are so close to real reform, but getting over the finish line will be a battle. We are up against giant insurance companies, a Republican Party that wants President Obama to fail and the corporate media like Fox and Rush Limbaugh.
The reality is that health care costs are spiraling out of control, and everyone in America deserves quality and affordable care. Health care reform simply can’t wait. We will all be better off with real reform.
Thank you for everything you do, and please forward this e-mail far and wide.
Marc Laitin
AFL-CIO Online Mobilization Coordinator
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Now that wasn’t so bad was it? Now read the facts. I know I’m being pushy. Someone’s got to be. What can I say?…I care.
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August 16th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Al
…and to “the horror and the irony” Paul Masson did just that, all in one BOX!
August 16th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Doug,
You lost me with the one box.
Al Fresco
August 16th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
a box of vino…
August 16th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
OH
Al