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| REPUBLICANS WOULD REPEAL FREE PREVENTIVE CARE |
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| Friday, 08 October 2010 11:14 |
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NEWS – CONGRESSMAN PETE STARK Pledge Against America's Health:
REPUBLICANS WOULD REPEAL FREE PREVENTIVE CARE WASHINGTON – The House Republican pledge unveiled two weeks ago would turn back the clock on health care progress. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, today criticized the Republican plan to end protections from coinsurance for preventive benefits for consumers and Medicare beneficiaries. "Preventive care saves lives and money by detecting serious and chronic diseases earlier," said Chairman Stark. "Health reform eliminates cost-sharing for preventive benefits in Medicare and private insurance plans. Republicans would allow insurance companies to charge patients for preventive screenings." Today, Americans use preventive services at about half the recommended rate. This means many are not getting the high-quality preventive care they need to stay healthy, avoid or delay the onset of disease, and lead productive lives. Under the new law, insurance companies and Medicare will fully cover preventive services that receive high scores from the US Preventive Health Task Force. These tests include: mammograms, colonoscopies, immunizations, and pre-natal and new baby care, without charging deductibles, co-payments or co-insurance. The Republican pledge would repeal these provisions, removing protections so that Americans may again have to pay for preventive services and thereby decreasing utilization of these important services. For additional information on how the Republican pledge is detrimental to America's health: • Reduce Medicare's solvency by 12 years: http://go.usa.gov/a10 • Permit discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions: http://go.usa.gov/ach • End reinsurance program for early retirees: http://go.usa.gov/ac2 • Shut down healthcare.gov: http://go.usa.gov/al8 • Gut programs to fight Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse: http://go.usa.gov/xuT • Increase the uninsured by 29 million: http://go.usa.gov/xMU • Kick people out of new Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans: http://go.usa.gov/x60 • Eliminate the small business tax credit: http://go.usa.gov/xsj • Re-open the Medicare Part D donut hole: http://go.usa.gov/xGe • Repeal investment in health IT: http://go.usa.gov/xGF More to come... # # # |
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