Today we got a comprehensive report from the energy and commerce committee. This report details congressional district by congressional district-showing the impact of a strong healthcare reform bill. This is a great tool for us to use when calling or paying a call to resistant congressfolk. You can now tell them how many people will be bankrupted for having no healthcare. How many will get it who wouldnt have it in today's system etc..
Below Ive posted some examples for some key congressperson's districts.
If you want to look up what benefits would come to your district check out this link-its invalueble-
http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
Also Ive posted some insider info from a well versed friend on the Hill. It pretty much summarizes what we know and is likely to happen next week. See Below...
CPC has issued another letter Fri night. Link and brief synopsis below. worth the read.
From a late Friday mtg on
the Hill insider has this info to keep in mind for the coming week ahead:
For folks following various hill rags, the latest news...1. Waxman and Ross just walked out of a meeting (together) and said talks are going and markup in E&C likely Tuesday. 2. Hoyer said at a press conference an hour ago votes could be Saturday or the following week (post committee mark-up and post Pelosi promised 48 hours of final bill being online before voting).3. If anyone tells you they know for sure what is happening on the bill, they are lying...things are very fluid. But 4. Things are moving, they are nowhere near dead, and we'll know more early next week on timing/scheduling,.
Secondly, some fantastic E&C fact sheets on district by district impact of the health bill just went up that many of you may find useful and informative.
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Hmmm-a congressman named Mike Ross. Key obstructionist on the ECC cmte. Maybe we should tell him what he is fighting to keep from his own constituents, no? Data for the 4th dist. of Ark.:
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in the 4th Congressional District of Arkansas: up to 12,500 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 6,700 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 1,500 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $155 million in uncompensated care each year; and 124,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance. ..
•Help for small businesses. Under the legislation, small businesses with 25 employees or less and average wages of less than $40,000 qualify for tax credits of up to 50% of the costs of providing health insurance. There are up to 12,500 small businesses in the district that could qualify for these credits.
•Help for seniors with drug costs in the Part D donut hole. Each year, 6,700 seniors in the district hit the donut hole and are forced to pay their full drug costs, despite having Part D drug coverage. The legislation would provide them with immediate relief, cutting brand name drug costs in the donut hole by 50%, and ultimately eliminate the donut hole.
•Health care and financial security. There were 1,500 health care-related bankruptcies in the district in 2008, caused primarily by health care costs not covered by insurance. The bill provides health insurance for almost every American and caps annual out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 per year, ensuring that no citizen will have to face financial ruin because of high health care costs.
•Relieving the burden of uncompensated care for hospitals and health care providers. In 2008, health care providers in the district provided $155 million worth of uncompensated care, care that was provided to individuals who lacked insurance coverage and were unable to pay their bills. Under the legislation, these costs of uncompensated care would be virtually eliminated.
•Coverage of the uninsured. There are 144,000 uninsured individuals in the district, 22% of the district. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nationwide, 97% of all Americans will have insurance coverage when the bill takes effect. If this benchmark is reached in the district, 124,000 people who currently do not have health insurance will receive coverage.
• No deficit spending. The cost of health care reform under the legislation is fully paid for: half through making the Medicare and Medicaid program more efficient and half through a surtax on the income of the wealthiest individuals. This surtax would affect only 1,100 households in the district. The surtax would not affect 99.6% of taxpayers in the district.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
Let us see what Congressman Zachary Space of Ohio would deny his district if he obstructs this bill further-
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in the 18th Congressional District of Ohio: up to 11,500 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 3,800 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 1,100 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $103 million in uncompensated care each year; and 88,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance. ..
• Help for small businesses. Under the legislation, small businesses with 25 employees or less and average wages of less than $40,000 qualify for tax credits of up to 50% of the costs of providing health insurance. There are up to 11,500 small businesses in the district that could qualify for these credits.
•Help for seniors with drug costs in the Part D donut hole. Each year, 3,800 seniors in the district hit the donut hole and are forced to pay their full drug costs, despite having Part D drug coverage. The legislation would provide them with immediate relief, cutting brand name drug costs in the donut hole by 50%, and ultimately eliminate the donut hole.
•Health care and financial security. There were 1,100 health care-related bankruptcies in the district in 2008, caused primarily by health care costs not covered by insurance. The bill provides health insurance for almost every American and caps annual out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 per year, ensuring that no citizen will have to face financial ruin because of high health care costs.
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• Coverage of the uninsured. There are 107,000 uninsured individuals in the district, 17% of the district. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nationwide, 97% of all Americans will have insurance coverage when the bill takes effect. If this benchmark is reached in the district, 88,000 people who currently do not have health insurance will receive coverage.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
Rep Melancon of LA has not been very cooperative in this debate. He wants to run for the US Senate. Would he want to be the one to blame for taking so much from he people of his state? To the stats:
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in the 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana: up to 11,000 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 3,000 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 350 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $146 million in uncompensated care each year; and 115,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance.
• Help for small businesses. Under the legislation, small businesses with 25 employees or less and average wages of less than $40,000 qualify for tax credits of up to 50% of the costs of providing health insurance. There are up to 11,000 small businesses in the district that could qualify for these credits.
• Help for seniors with drug costs in the Part D donut hole. Each year, 3,000 seniors in the district hit the donut hole and are forced to pay their full drug costs, despite having Part D drug coverage. The legislation would provide them with immediate relief, cutting brand name drug costs in the donut hole by 50%, and ultimately eliminate the donut hole.
• Health care and financial security. There were 350 health care-related bankruptcies in the district in 2008, caused primarily by health care costs not covered by insurance. The bill provides health insurance for almost every American and caps annual out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 per year, ensuring that no citizen will have to face financial ruin because of high health care costs.
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• Coverage of the uninsured. There are 134,000 uninsured individuals in the district, 22% of the district. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nationwide, 97% of all Americans will have insurance coverage when the bill takes effect. If this benchmark is reached in the district, 115,000 people who currently do not have health insurance will receive coverage.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
Rep Baron Hill of IN has a suffering district in one of the nation's hardest hit areas. Maybe we can get him to be less unhelpful. I wonder if his constituents know what will be denied to them if the unwatered House bill is not passed.:
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in the 9th Congressional District of Indiana: up to 14,000 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 6,300 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 2,000 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $93 million in uncompensated care each year; and 72,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance.
•Help for small businesses. Under the legislation, small businesses with 25 employees or less and average wages of less than $40,000 qualify for tax credits of up to 50% of the costs of providing health insurance. There are up to 14,000 small businesses in the district that could qualify for these credits.
•Help for seniors with drug costs in the Part D donut hole. Each year, 6,300 seniors in the district hit the donut hole and are forced to pay their full drug costs, despite having Part D drug coverage. The legislation would provide them with immediate relief, cutting brand name drug costs in the donut hole by 50%, and ultimately eliminate the donut hole.
•Health care and financial security. There were 2,000 health care-related bankruptcies in the district in 2008, caused primarily by health care costs not covered by insurance. The bill provides health insurance for almost every American and caps annual out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 per year, ensuring that no citizen will have to face financial ruin because of high health care costs.
•Coverage of the uninsured. There are 93,000 uninsured individuals in the district, 13% of the district. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nationwide, 97% of all Americans will have insurance coverage when the bill takes effect. If this benchmark is reached in the district, 72,000 people who currently do not have health insurance will receive coverage http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
Rep. Barrow of GA is going to cause catastrophic pain for his community if this bill fails passage. lets see:
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in the 12th Congressional District of Georgia: up to 13,800 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 2,900 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 2,000 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $69 million in uncompensated care each year; and 94,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance.
•Help for small businesses. Under the legislation, small businesses with 25 employees or less and average wages of less than $40,000 qualify for tax credits of up to 50% of the costs of providing health insurance. There are up to 13,800 small businesses in the district that could qualify for these credits.
•Help for seniors with drug costs in the Part D donut hole. Each year, 2,900 seniors in the district hit the donut hole and are forced to pay their full drug costs, despite having Part D drug coverage. The legislation would provide them with immediate relief, cutting brand name drug costs in the donut hole by 50%, and ultimately eliminate the donut hole.
•Health care and financial security. There were 2,000 health care-related bankruptcies in the district in 2008, caused primarily by health care costs not covered by insurance. The bill provides health insurance for almost every American and caps annual out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 per year, ensuring that no citizen will have to face financial ruin because of high health care costs.
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•Coverage of the uninsured. There are 114,000 uninsured individuals in the district, 17% of the district. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nationwide, 97% of all Americans will have insurance coverage when the bill takes effect. If this benchmark is reached in the district, 94,000 people who currently do not have health insurance will receive coverage. http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
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Now let's check in on a few other reps. who are resisting key elements of this reform effort. To start how about ND Rep. Pomeroy! ND is a poor state. So if this doesn’t pass because of his shenanigans it would devastating. To t he stats:
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in North Dakota: up to 18,500 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 13,800 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 570 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; and 58,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance.
• Help for small businesses. Under the legislation, small businesses with 25 employees or less and average wages of less than $40,000 qualify for tax credits of up to 50% of the costs of providing health insurance. There are up to 18,500 small businesses in the state that could qualify for these credits.
• Help for seniors with drug costs in the Part D donut hole. Each year, 13,800 seniors in the state hit the donut hole and are forced to pay their full drug costs, despite having Part D drug coverage. The legislation would provide them with immediate relief, cutting brand name drug costs in the donut hole by 50%, and ultimately eliminate the donut hole.
• Health care and financial security. There were 570 health care-related bankruptcies in the state in 2008, caused primarily by the health care costs not covered by insurance. The bill provides health insurance for almost every American and caps annual out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 per year, ensuring that no citizen will have to face financial ruin because of high health care costs.
• Coverage of the uninsured. There are 74,000 uninsured individuals in the state, 12% of the state. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that nationwide, 97% of all Americans will have insurance coverage when the bill takes effect. If this benchmark is reached in the district, 58,000 people who currently do not have health insurance will receive coverage. http://energycommerce.house.gov/...
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The Progressive Caucus and Black Caucus has been very assertive, even more so these few days with healthcare in crisis-they are reminding conservadems to not touch the strong public option, key medicaid program extensions and subsidies. I’ve posted the link to the letter from the CPC, which was issued this Friday to DC power players. This is the second letter in the past few days. They are opposed to MEDPAC. Opposed to any diluting of the public option. Link:
http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/...