While I am not a big fan of AHCA, it is a step towards providing health care to the most needy in America.
And the Republican plan?
?Another Republican Lie: GOP Admits They Have No Plan to Replace ObamaCare?
?Remember the Republican 2010 ?repeal and replace? Obamacares mantra? Well, kiss that goodbye. Their new mantra is ?repeal? and deal. They are swearing to repeal any parts left standing. No, seriously ? Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) explained, ?The goal is to repeal anything that is left standing.?
From : http://t-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12267052-another-republican-lie-gop-admits-they-have-no-plan-to-replace-obamacare
1) Access to health insurance for 30 million Americans and lower premiums.
2) The ability of businesses and individuals to purchase comprehensive coverage from a regulated marketplace.
3) Insurers? inability to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. Beginning in 2014, insurers can no longer deny insurance to families or individuals with pre-existing conditions. Insurers are also prohibited from placing lifetime limits on the dollar value of coverage and rescinding insurers except in cases of fraud. Insurers are already prohibited from discriminating against children with pre-existing conditions.
4) Tax credits for small businesses that offer insurance.
5) Assistance for businesses that provide health benefits to early retirees.The law created a temporary reinsurance program for employers providing health insurance coverage to retirees over age 55 who are not eligible for Medicare, reimbursing employers or insurers for 80% of retiree claims.
6) Affordable health care for lower-income Americans. Obamacare extends Medicaid to individuals with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty line, guaranteeing that the nation? most vulnerable population has access to affordable, comprehensive coverage.
7) Investments in women?s health. Obamacare prohibits insurers from charging women substantially more than men and requires insurers to offer preventive services ? including contraception ? at no additional cost.
8) Young adults? ability to stay on their parents? health care plans. More than 3.1 million young people have already benefited from dependent coverage, which allows children up to age 26 to remain insured on their parents? plans.
9) Discounts for seniors on brand-name drugs. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are required to provide a 50% discount on prescriptions filled in the Medicare Part D coverage gap. Seniors have already saved $3.5 billion on prescription drug costs thanks to the Affordable Care Act provision.
10) Temporary coverage for the sickest Americans.
From : http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/24/505179/10-things-you-would-miss-about-obamacare/
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