I am very happy that the healthcare reform was upheld. There is so much misinformation out there. I have heard so many people say they are against "Obamacare", when in reality, they will be better off with it being upheld.
I currently do not have health insurance. I have been turned down by health insurance companies because of pre-existing conditions. I have not been given enough hours by my employer to qualify for benefits, even though I constantly ask to work more hours. I have been unable to find a full time job, even though I have worked my entire life. I am approved to purchase health insurance through ICHIP (Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan), however, I am unable to afford it.
I hope that members of this group become more informed about issues that are so important to us including healthcare, discrimination, etc. Sometimes it seems as though people who should be the biggest advocates for epilepsy, are misinformed and taking a stand against laws that are to our benefit and have taken many years to be put into effect.
Thank you Elizabeth, for the information that you have provided.
Terry
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On Jun 29, 2012, at 2:04 PM, "Elizabeth Quinn" <equinn76@earthlink.net> wrote:
> As someone who works in healthcare, and deals with Medicare/Medicaid daily, here is why everyone should be happy that healthcare reform was upheld:
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> 1) People with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage beginning 2014--children cannot be denied already
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> 2) Seniors with Medicare Part D receive lower prescription costs when they go into the donut hole--it will be essentially closed in 2020 (yeah, that's far away)
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> 3) More people joining the insurance pool lower costs for everyone--this will add healthy people to even the cost
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> 4) the PCIP plan is already up and running
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> 5) If your insurance company spends less than 80% on your healthcare, they owe you a rebate
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> 6) Preventive services!! Have you gone to see your PCP in the last year for a check-up? It was free, right? Thanks healthcare reform. If you're not on Medicare yet, you may not know that they are receiving a lot of free preventive care now--colonoscopies, PCP visits, mammograms, etc...
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> 7) If you're in a Medicare advantage plan, they lowered the percentage they can charge Medicare to operate--it used to be 14% on average, now it's down to 11%, which saves the consumer money in their premiums.
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> 8) Expansion of Medicaid!! If States do not accept the expansion, they will lose a boatload of money.
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> There are a lot of other things that will start in 2014-but the collection of money due to Medicare fraud has already begun. The law will keep Medicare solvent, not take away from it. There are a lot of other pieces to the law as well. If you want more information, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a wealth of knowledge: www.kff.org .
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> Please don't jump to conclusions about the law! It will benefit everyone. For those of us with pre-existing conditions, it will definitely help us. If you use your local community health center, they are receiving more money due to the law.
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> If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me!
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> elizabeth
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