Thursday, March 18, 2010

Why health care reform matters!!!!

The news is out from the Congressional Budget Office. The health care reform bill will actually help reduce the deficit. I think DailyKos has the best analysis of the CBO report.

There is even more information. ProgressOhio has some of data released by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that shows exactly how the people of Rep. John Boehner's district (OH-8th) will benefit from the bill:

Improve coverage for 427,000 residents with health insurance.

Give tax credits and other assistance to up to 161,000 families and 11,600 small businesses to help them afford coverage.

Improve Medicare for 99,000 beneficiaries, including closing the donut hole.

Extend coverage to 29,500 uninsured residents.

Guarantee that 8,800 residents with pre-existing conditions can obtain coverage.

Protect 1,400 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs.

Allow 54,000 young adults to obtain coverage on their parents’ insurance plans.

Provide millions of dollars in new funding for 10 community health centers.

Reduce the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and other health care providers by $28 million annually.




Why do those people in Boehner's district keep voting for him when he doesn't even care about them???

Here is the information for every district in Ohio from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce:

To see how the health care reform bill will help all 435 congressional districts, click here.