01-13-2010
TOP TEN Immediate Benefits of Health Care Reform
1. Uninsured Americans with a pre-existing illness or condition will finally be able to purchase coverage they can afford.
2. Children with pre-existing conditions will no longer be refused coverage, and young adults will be able to stay on their parents’ policy until they’re 26 or 27 years old.
3. Small business owners who can’t afford to cover their employees will be immediately offered tax credits to purchase coverage.
4. Early retirees who receive coverage from their employers will see their coverage protected and their premiums go down.
5. Seniors who fall into the coverage gap known as the donut hole will receive discounts of up to 50 percent on their prescriptions as we begin to close that gap altogether.
6. Every patient’s choice of doctor will be protected, along with access to emergency care.
7. Insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care to their customers – so that we can start catching preventable illnesses and diseases on the front end.
8. Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to impose restrictive annual limits on the amount of coverage you receive or lifetime limits on the amount of benefits you receive.
9. Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping your coverage when you get sick and need it most.
10. There will be a new, independent appeals process for anyone who feels they were unfairly denied a claim by their insurance company.
This is what reform really means. Don’t let opponents of reform scare you into believing otherwise. Send this TOP TEN to your contacts to help SPREAD THE TRUTH.
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