PSA - Healthcare Reform

[Darin Jordan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9Te1XP8RM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXtS2RMBukQ

[domwilson]

Careful there Darin. You might be supporting the Dems... http://www.dailykos.com/ http://www.openleft.com/
Both sides are so full of lies and deceptions.

[rockwerks]

THE wall street journal brief of this healthcare fiasco.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Guts medicare, streamlines your esixting paln to fin into THEIR idea, only. The more money the more you are charged for your healthcare. This bill is a total fiasco

[domwilson]

Ya know, I just happen to have the latest revision of the healthcare bill. Just got it today. Big Spin. for instance on p672-692 is a "pilot" program to test the feasibily of the Medical Home option. p 167-168 doesn't say anything about the benefits being the same for each plan level. This section appears to only apply to the Insurance Exchange program.
In the article, it is stated:

"• Sec. 202 (p. 91-92) of the bill requires you to enroll in a "qualified plan." If you get your insurance at work, your employer will have a "grace period" to switch you to a "qualified plan," meaning a plan designed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you buy your own insurance, there's no grace period. You'll have to enroll in a qualified plan as soon as any term in your contract changes, such as the co-pay, deductible or benefit."


Pg. 91
1 SEC. 202. PROTECTING THE CHOICE TO KEEP CURRENT
2 COVERAGE.
3 (a) GRANDFATHERED HEALTH INSURANCE COV4
ERAGE DEFINED.—Subject to the succeeding provisions of
5 this section, for purposes of establishing acceptable cov6
erage under this division, the term ‘‘grandfathered health
7 insurance coverage’’ means individual health insurance
8 coverage that is offered and in force and effect before the
9 first day of Y1 if the following conditions are met:
10 (1) LIMITATION ON NEW ENROLLMENT.—
11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
12 this paragraph, the individual health insurance
13 issuer offering such coverage does not enroll
14 any individual in such coverage if the first ef15
fective date of coverage is on or after the first
16 day of Y1.
17 (B) DEPENDENT COVERAGE PER18
MITTED.—Subparagraph (A) shall not affect
19 the subsequent enrollment of a dependent of an
20 individual who is covered as of such first day.
21 (2) LIMITATION ON CHANGES IN TERMS OR
22 CONDITIONS.—Subject to paragraph (3) and except
23 as required by law, the issuer does not change any
24 of its terms or conditions, including benefits and
25 cost-sharing, from those in effect as of the day be26
fore the first day of Y1.

92
1 (3) RESTRICTIONS ON PREMIUM INCREASES.—
2 The issuer cannot vary the percentage increase in
3 the premium for a risk group of enrollees in specific
4 grandfathered health insurance coverage without
5 changing the premium for all enrollees in the same
6 risk group at the same rate, as specified by the
7 Commissioner.
8 (b) GRACE PERIOD FOR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT9
BASED HEALTH PLANS.—
10 (1) GRACE PERIOD.—
11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner
12 shall establish a grace period whereby, for plan
13 years beginning after the end of the 5-year pe14
riod beginning with Y1, an employment-based
15 health plan in operation as of the day before
16 the first day of Y1 must meet the same require17
ments as apply to a qualified health benefits
18 plan under section 201, including the essential
19 benefit package requirement under section 221.
20 (B) EXCEPTION FOR LIMITED BENEFITS
21 PLANS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
22 an employment-based health plan in which the
23 coverage consists only of one or more of the fol24
lowing:

My point being, read the bill and not let others tell you what it says. Then you can make your own judgements.
You can get the bill here... http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf

[domwilson]

Here's an article from CNN... http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/...are/index.html