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Health Reform Bill Summary of top 18 immediate effects

Posted: May 15, 2011

I'll admit that I really have never understood what the Health Reform Bill is supposed to do, but I thought this summary was interesting.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/22/health-reform-bill-summary_n_508315.html#s75147&title=An_End_To

An End to Pre-Existing Conditions---which certainly would benefit me.

Small Business Tax Credits for business with fewer than 50 employees will cover up to 50% of employee premiums---my family business will benefit from that one.

No Lifetime Caps---Hooray! This is what made me have to cancel my insurance when they tripled the premium and I noticed that there was a lifetime cap that would not have kept me from going bankrupt if I had some serious illness. This one I love!

Insurance companies can no longer kick someone out if they become sick---as happened in my family. I really love that one! But I wonder if they can just force you out by upping your premium. I'd like to know more about that.

I have no idea what the 10% tax on indoor tanning services means, but I don't use those services so I won't worry about that one.

Enhanced Fraud Abuse Checks---Yes!!! I think we can lower the cost of healthcare if we cut down on the amount of fraud and abuse.

Medicare expanse to rural areas---I didn't know Medicare wasn't available everywhere, but it should be.

Encouraging investment in new therapies---that's always good, in my opinion.

and others. Those were the main ones that caught my attention for now. I had no idea what the Health Reform Bill included. I'm glad someone finally listed them and put them in a form that is available without reading thousands of pages.

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So when is the Health Reform Bill supposed to be voted on or go into effect? - Connecting The Dots

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Just wondering. I get confused with what has been proposed, voted on, voted for, voted against, actually passed, and has already gone into effect.

Then there's the Ryan Health Bill. When will it be voted on?

I think it's about time for it to be up for a vote, but I'm not sure.

Obamacare - pollie

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The post describes President Obama's legislation that has already passed. These are the provisions of the law that the right wing wants you to believe is going to ruin the country. death panels, etc., that is what they tell you rather than the truth, as in the previous post.

Please describe how Obama is going to - pay for it if individual

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mandate declared unconstitutional. Facing an almost 14 trillion dollar deficit. He already included cuts to medicare advantage to pay for it...and that was WITH the individual mandate. Or does that even concern you?

Not the OP but we're going to be cutting fraud and abuse for a starter - sm

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That's where leadership comes in. We can do it.

That's what he said 3 years ago. Why hasn't it been done yet - Just wund'rin

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He promised cutting fraud and abuse when he campaigned last election.

I am finally beginning to believe that it can turn around - Thank you Mr. President

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I had pretty much lost hope that anything could improve our horrible economy, but with little steps, the President has been working behind the scenes to change things, and it's beginning to work. I have hope again.

We have crossed 13 trillion into 14 trillion - in deficit, which Obama

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has not addressed other than to make it worse, and you have hope again? REALLY??

Oh...when Obama cuts medicare it is - leadership and when

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Paul Ryan suggests changes to Medicare he is trying to kill seniors. Seriously???

how did Dubya pay for the wars he started? - pollie

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uh huh

guess it comes down to - pollie

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would you rather go bankrupt ensuring access to health care for your fellow Americans or killing foreigners. Either way, you get to keep your nice house.

First explain how going bankrupt ensures - health care.....?? nm

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nm

Dubya did not start any wars Congress did. - How are they going to

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pay for them? Maybe the Democrats will raid the social security trust fund again. Any word on when they are planning to pay THAT back???

Quote from George W Bush: "I am the Decider!" - Dont misunderestimate what he did

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Certainly nobody should misunderestimate what George W Bush said he was going to do and was able to do, go to war. I don't think he checked with Congress first.

You are wrong. congress signed off on going - to Iraq. Only Obama has

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taken us to battle without consulting Congress, unconstitutionally I might add. Google Iraq War Resolution where congress authorized use of force in Iraq. ahem.

You might want to take a look at this - sm

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This is a list of all formally declared wars, military engagements, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States

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