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handmade34

(24,074 posts)
14. what's not to like??
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 09:13 AM
Jun 2012

(except that a "black socialist" is dictating it to us )

12 Reasons to Support Health Care

Our new health care law will have a profound impact on the health and economic well-being of American families, businesses, and the economy. Below are some of the key provisions of the new legislation:

The new health care law will:

-Ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care.
-Create a new, regulated marketplace where consumers can purchase affordable health care.
-Extend much needed relief to small businesses.
-Improve Medicare by helping seniors and people with disabilities afford their prescription drugs.
-Prohibit denials of coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
-Limit out-of-pocket costs so that Americans have security and peace of mind.
-Help young adults by requiring insurers to allow all dependents to remain on their parents plan until age 26.
-Expand Medicaid to millions of low-income Americans.
-Provide sliding-scale subsidies to make insurance premiums affordable.
-Hold insurance companies accountable for how our health care dollars are spent.
-Clamp down on insurance company abuses.
-Invest in preventive care

http://www.standupforhealthcare.org/learn-more/quick-facts/12-reasons-to-support-health-care?gclid=CK-Q8OD25rACFQoHnQodA1p2hA

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Yeah. Shadowflash Jun 2012 #1
I asked... humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #41
Democrat Leadership Skittles Jun 2012 #52
I think this is a big lie pushed by the RW and the media. Who are they asking in these polls. nanabugg Jun 2012 #2
Ding ding ding ding : big lie pushed by the RW and the media clang1 Jun 2012 #49
Makes perfect sense BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #3
Even Romney likes the provisions high density Jun 2012 #4
Yeah, what we really want is single payer, reform that will really cut costs. Open the door SCOTUS, mother earth Jun 2012 #5
Cut the insurance completely out of health care. byeya Jun 2012 #6
+1 nt Xipe Totec Jun 2012 #8
We don't need the middle men - TBF Jun 2012 #10
Interesting but humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #42
What are you talking about? TBF Jun 2012 #43
Sorry maybe you didn't understand me.... humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #44
Why would you assume I would pay less with a high income TBF Jun 2012 #46
No I certainly understand your position humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #56
We've got two issues going - TBF Jun 2012 #57
but you never address the underlying problem humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #58
OK, I was totally reading your TBF Jun 2012 #59
Yep Yep Yep.... humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #61
Who processes the Medicare claims in your state for the Social Security Administration? NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #11
That corrupt SCOTUS gotta GOTUS. nt valerief Jun 2012 #28
America, land of the idiots... polichick Jun 2012 #7
LOL Agreed n/t newfie11 Jun 2012 #13
They think THEY deserve the services, but some "others" don't. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #16
Hit that nail right on the head. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #24
Yep - idiots. polichick Jun 2012 #36
We all want something for nothing. nt NickB79 Jun 2012 #55
Rachel Maddow said it best Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #9
Rachael always gets it right and in language Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #19
most Americans haven't taken onethatcares Jun 2012 #12
This includes the "liberal" media SoutherDem Jun 2012 #27
what's not to like?? handmade34 Jun 2012 #14
The new health care law will: -Ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health c dflprincess Jun 2012 #62
In the real world, people who oppose the ACA don't have a clue what it is. tridim Jun 2012 #15
A different poll I read showed that most Americans want to keep the law.... marmar Jun 2012 #17
This situation exists due to the negligence of the major media sources to accurately inform. olegramps Jun 2012 #18
Agreed 100%. Where's the seperation of church and state and why do they still get a tax exemption? Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #22
MAJOR discrepancy from the story: "Sixty-one percent of Americans are against the mandate." Romulox Jun 2012 #20
BUT just like the rest of the law I doubt they know what the mandate means to them SoutherDem Jun 2012 #32
Come on. It means they are FORCED to buy insurance from the same group that's been ripping them off Romulox Jun 2012 #34
Ok, we know you hate the mandate SoutherDem Jun 2012 #38
It was trick that WRENCHED the debate to the far right. Now we are arguing about how much guaranteed Romulox Jun 2012 #39
Most Americans are brainwashed morons nobodyspecial Jun 2012 #21
This has been driving me crazy since ACA passed. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #23
Forcing people to buy the ones who are ripping them off seems a poor solution though... Romulox Jun 2012 #26
But try telling that to someone with rocks for brains. kenny blankenship Jun 2012 #29
They figured it out, this time: ""Sixty-one percent of Americans are against the mandate." nt Romulox Jun 2012 #30
The mandate has worked in Massachusetts. LiberalCatholic Jun 2012 #47
"In fact the state (Mass.) has the highest individual market premiums in the country," Romulox Jun 2012 #48
It's the individual mandate Bradical79 Jun 2012 #25
Obama didn't used to like the individual mandate either. dkf Jun 2012 #31
Since the 1990s, at least eight states have overhauled their insurance laws NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #35
Not necessarily true. dkf Jun 2012 #37
The argument that the poor insurance companies wouldn't be able to make it is not a selling point TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #40
The majority are not opposed to the health care law............ Swede Atlanta Jun 2012 #33
Yep. I'd like to see the results of a survey savalez Jun 2012 #50
Oh It Might Require Readin' and Writin' YOHABLO Jun 2012 #45
It's not about the law. it's NEVER been about the law Scootaloo Jun 2012 #51
It's all how they sell it. Just like "liberal policy", people will say they are conservative AllyCat Jun 2012 #53
American's are an ignorant bunch when it come to the ACA BEAU1943 Jun 2012 #54
No shit, they want the cake and want to eat it too. joshcryer Jun 2012 #60
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