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Bob won this at the Solano County Democratic Central Committee Crab Feed on 3.3.12

AKA- Obamacare

The list of facts is very long. Use this link: "Facts of Obamacare"

Some basic information is pointed out below, but please go to either of the links below for full information.

Question: What Is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?

Answer: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 significantly changed health care in the U.S., making insurance available to 32 million more Americans -- a total of 95% of the legal population. The Act is being phased in over three years. By 2014, every citizen will be required to have health insurance, or face a penalty. However, they can choose how to get coverage. If they're already have a plan, either through their employer, through Medicaid or Medicare, or privately, they can keep it. Those can't currently get health insurance will have an additional option -- they can purchase it from a state-based health insurance exchange. Over the first 10 years, the program adds $940 billion to the Federal budget. However, a study by the Congressional Budget Office said the Affordable Care Act will lower the budget deficit by $143 billion over these same ten years. How? The Act was designed to offsets its costs by lowering payments to hospitals, increasing Medicare tax payments from higher income households, and consolidating the higher education loan program with the Pell Grant program.

Small businesses received tax credits to cover up to 35% of their total employee premium payments. This increases to 50% in 2014.(For details, see Small Business Tax Credit.)A re-insurance program offset the costs of health benefits for workers age 55-64 who were forced into early retirement.

Medicare beneficiaries who fell into the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug "doughnut hole" received a $250 rebate. They receive a 50% discount on brand name drugs in 2011, and the doughnut hole is eliminated in 2020.

Insurance companies were prohibited from dropping coverage if someone got really sick. They may create lifetime coverage limits. They can no longer deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. The same will apply to adults in 2014. Until then, adults with pre-existing conditions who have been denied coverage will get access to temporary health insurance coverage until the exchanges are set up.

    Web links to help on On- Line posts and Newspaper Articles.

• Facts of Obamacare
• About.com (Patient-Affordable Care Act)
• Whitehouse.gov (Healthcare Reform Time-line) 
• Facts from the campaign
  

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