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FACT CHECK: Immediate Benefits From The Health Care Bill (Reuters)
Here is what to expect if the bill becomes law:
WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF ENACTMENT
*Insurance companies will be barred from dropping people from coverage when they get sick. Lifetime coverage limits will be eliminated and annual limits are to be restricted.
*Insurers will be barred from excluding children for coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
*Young adults will [...]
DOCTORS SPEAK OUT: A False Promise Of Reform (Physicians For A National Health Program)
As much as we would like to join the celebration of the House’s passage of the health bill last night, in good conscience we cannot. We take no comfort in seeing aspirin dispensed for the treatment of cancer.
Instead of eliminating the root of the problem – the profit-driven, private health insurance industry – this costly [...]
‘HEALTH-CARE FOR EVERYONE’, UNLESS YOUR A SICK CHILD. PROBLEMS ALREADY WITH OBAMACARE (KAISER HEALTH NEWS)
Clotie Robinson has tried for four years to buy health coverage for her 8-year-old daughter who suffers from depression and other mental illnesses, but she’s been consistently rejected by insurance companies.
As a result, Robinson has been unable to pay for some medicines and medical tests her daughter needs.
The DeSoto, Texas, mom had hoped the new [...]
CBO Now Reports Health Care Bill Will Leave 23 Million Uninsured. Not Exactly ‘Coverage For All’ Mr. Obama (NPR)
When President Obama signed health care overhaul into law Tuesday, did he fulfill a campaign promise to “bring health care to all?”
The short answer is no. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the overhaul law, as it expected to be amended by House fixes, would eventually cover 32 million more Americans. But that would leave 23 [...]
CONSUMER WATCHDOG: Obama Foreclosure Program Likely Headed For Failure (The Huffington Post)
The Obama administration’s signature foreclosure-prevention program is likely to be a failure and has not done enough to help struggling homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, according to a scathing new report by a government watchdog. And the program may even be pushing these homeowners further underwater.
The average homeowner [...]
Are You Middle Class? Test Yourself (US News & World Report)
Despite the so-called recovery, many families continue to struggle, with income and other living standards slipping below thresholds that typically represent middle-class quality of life. We’ve assembled a variety of metrics to help determine whether you’re getting ahead, holding steady, or slipping further than most.
TO GAUGE IF YOU ARE MIDDLE CLASS, CLICK THIS LINK BELOW [...]
FACT CHECK: Debunking Some Of The Myths About Health Care (AP/Yahoo!)
The tumultuous health care debate that brought you death panels and socialism has spun off a catalog of popular myths that will keep growing as President Barack Obama and all sides battle toward the midterm elections this fall.
At a White House signing ceremony Tuesday, Obama ventured the hope that Americans on all sides will judge [...]
How Will The New Health Care Bill Affect Medicare? (Reuters)
The sweeping healthcare overhaul the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Sunday includes about $455 billion in spending cuts for Medicare and other federal health programs over the next 10 years.
Here are some questions and answers about how the reforms will affect the Medicare healthcare program for the elderly.
WILL THE LEGISLATION CUT MEDICARE BENEFITS?
There are [...]
HEALTH CARES BIG WINNERS: The Drug and Insurance Companies Gain Millions of Customers (Business Week)
Drugmakers and health insurers will gain millions of customers under legislation overhauling the U.S. medical system. The industry also will pay new fees to the government, and face stricter rules that may narrow profit margins and fuel mergers.
The bill that the House passed on a 220-211 vote yesterday expands coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans, [...]
AND WHILE YOU WERE BEING DISTRACTED BY HEALTH CARE: Mr. Geithner Warns Unemployment Will Stay High in 2010 (DailyFinance.com)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other top economic officials in the Obama administration say that, while they expect some improvement this spring, 2010 will probably remain a rough year for Americans looking for work.
In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Geithner read a joint statement — which he prepared with Christina Romer, [...]
