In the New York Times editorial this morning, Don't Give Up Now, the editorial board argues that:
And Americans know this intuitively. A new poll by Kaiser Family Foundation found that although Americans are divided about health insurance reform proposals overall, they become more supportive when told about key provisions. The poll concluded that "majorities reported feeling more favorable toward the legislation after learning about key elements such as the availability of tax credits for small businesses, the creation of health insurance exchanges, the inability of insurers to deny people coverage because of pre-existing conditions and the move to close the Medicare drug benefit’s 'doughnut hole.'”
Both the Senate and House bills include all the above provisions and many more to ensure affordability for the middle class, accountability for insurance companies, and accessibility for all Americans. Learn more about the House's Affordable Health Care for America Act.
For the past year, the Democrats have been working tirelessly to reform health insurance yet, the GOP struggles for consensus on health care according to a report on NPR today.
“But there’s just one problem, says health policy analyst Len Nichols of the nonpartisan New America Foundation. If you take most of the ideas that Republicans are shopping around at the moment, ‘then we’re back to policy that, frankly, was rejected by Republicans when they had a majority”
Meanwhile Democrats in the House and the Senate have each produced legislation that will:
Chairman Miller made the same point in his op-ed, health insurance reform remains critical to economic growth. "Health care costs are unsustainable; they’re still crushing families, small businesses and large companies. When people lose their jobs they lose their health insurance. People with jobs and who want coverage but find out they have a pre-existing condition still can’t get coverage. Businesses large and small come before Congress every day and tell us how they’re going to have to drop coverage for their employees or go out of business."Congress is achingly close to passing legislation that would cover most uninsured Americans and provide much more security for all Americans — guaranteeing that if they lose their jobs they will be able to buy affordable policies and can’t be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
If the Democrats quit now, so close to the goal line, the opportunity for large-scale reform could be lost for years. Meanwhile, the number of uninsured, currently more than 46 million, will keep going up and the cost of health care will continue to soar.
And Americans know this intuitively. A new poll by Kaiser Family Foundation found that although Americans are divided about health insurance reform proposals overall, they become more supportive when told about key provisions. The poll concluded that "majorities reported feeling more favorable toward the legislation after learning about key elements such as the availability of tax credits for small businesses, the creation of health insurance exchanges, the inability of insurers to deny people coverage because of pre-existing conditions and the move to close the Medicare drug benefit’s 'doughnut hole.'”
Both the Senate and House bills include all the above provisions and many more to ensure affordability for the middle class, accountability for insurance companies, and accessibility for all Americans. Learn more about the House's Affordable Health Care for America Act.
For the past year, the Democrats have been working tirelessly to reform health insurance yet, the GOP struggles for consensus on health care according to a report on NPR today.
“But there’s just one problem, says health policy analyst Len Nichols of the nonpartisan New America Foundation. If you take most of the ideas that Republicans are shopping around at the moment, ‘then we’re back to policy that, frankly, was rejected by Republicans when they had a majority”
Meanwhile Democrats in the House and the Senate have each produced legislation that will:
- Ensure that 30 to 35 million Americans will have health insurance coverage.
- Prevent insurance companies from discriminating or charging more because of a preexisting condition.
- Prevent insurance companies from dropping coverage during life-saving treatment.
- Ensure that laid-off workers won't lose insurance.
- Eliminate annual or lifetime caps on coverage.
