Health Care & Medicare

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Easy Explanation of Health Care Reform  By MoveOn.org

This 9 min. video uses simple graphics to give a brief overview of the Affordable Care Act.  It manages, in a quick, clear way, to cover everything from the rationale for it, to its coverage, to how it is paid for, and how it helps Americans.      

Health Reform in Action  From Whitehouse.gov

This is a very reader- friendly website full of information about the Affordable Care Act. On the first Page there are 3 noteworthy items:

  1. A 5 minute video explains the high cost of repealing the Affordable Care Act.
  2. “5 Important Numbers”
  3. Health Reform Myths – debunks the lies Republicans are spreading about the Affordable Care Act.

The Second Tab/Page “About the New Law” is a quick read and informative.  Click on each of the highlighted “Laws” for a concise explanation.

Strengthening Medicare   From Healthcare.gov

This article points out the cost savings as a result of the Health Reform Act to Medicare that will protect the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund.

Reality Check    From Whitehouse.gov

Debunks “Death Panels”, “Cuts to Medicare Benefits”, “Rationing” Care and other lies.

         

Medicare and Social Security Newsletter 2011 Newsletter by Congressman Peter DeFazio.    

Congressman DeFazio outlines some of his proposals and bills to further strengthen Medicare and cut Medicare costs.

 Broken Promises: House Republicans Vote to End Medicare  By DCCC

Better Benefits, Lower Cost  By Center for American Progress.  Feb. 17, 2005. 

This article spotlights the disastrous policies that the Bush administration built into Medicare in 2003 that added half a trillion dollars to our federal debt. Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Health Act (they call it Obamacare) which would have us return to this scenario.                         

Part D is a Problem for ALL Taxpayers  From Champaign County Health Care Consumers.

This article speaks to the costly give-away to the pharmaceutical industry under Medicare Part D by the Bush Administration.  A repeal of the Affordable Health Act would bring us back to this.