According to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, for the congressional distict in which I live, the Affordable Health Care for America Act will:
• Improve employer-based coverage for 396,000 residents.
• Provide credits to help pay for coverage for up to 160,000 households.
• Improve Medicare for 106,000 beneficiaries, including closing the prescription drug donut hole for 13,400 seniors.
• Allow 15,700 small businesses to obtain affordable health care coverage and provide tax credits to help reduce health insurance costs for up to 14,600 small businesses.
• Provide coverage for 22,000 uninsured residents.
• Protect up to 600 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs.
• Reduce the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and health care providers by $131 million.
At least that's their estimate. The Committee has prepared these reports for each congressional district. Find the report for your district here:
H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act, District by District Impact
At two pages apiece, each analysis is brief enough to share with friends. For additional detail, there is the analysis by jim bow posted Monday.