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kjackson227

(2,166 posts)
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 05:36 PM Jun 2012

What's at the heart of health care reform?

At every rally, in each blog post, in every comment we’ve made to the press or email we’ve sent you, HCAN has talked about how Obamacare expands coverage to more than 30 million people and eliminates the worst insurance company abuses.

We don’t talk about the so-called “mandate” because it’s a means to an end – it’s one of the ways everyone gets health care and it’s how we stop the big insurance companies from discriminating against people who are sick.

But the mandate isn't what Obamacare is all about, even if that’s what the right-wing says to stir up anger against the Affordable Care Act.

Please take a moment to read our latest blog post in the Huffington Post about what’s at stake with the Supreme Court’s ruling. Help us spread the truth.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-rome/obamacare-and-the-mandate_b_1624999.html

Please share it on Facebook and Tweet about it.

HCAN will keep you updated on how the Supreme Court’s ruling will affect everyone’s access to health care.

Thanks,

Will O'Neill
Health Care for America Now


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What's at the heart of health care reform? (Original Post) kjackson227 Jun 2012 OP
There are a lot of good provisions in ACA. Unfortunately, it's a bit late to sing its praises now. Hoyt Jun 2012 #1
So glad to hear that the SCOTUS upheld ... kjackson227 Jun 2012 #2
That was a close one. Now, we need to improve it. Hoyt Jun 2012 #3
Yep, you're right. Hopefully, if President Obama... kjackson227 Jun 2012 #4
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. There are a lot of good provisions in ACA. Unfortunately, it's a bit late to sing its praises now.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 06:26 PM
Jun 2012

If mandate is struck down, the legislation as a whole will wither away. Lots of people will be hurt. 20 years from now, we'll be looking back from under a crumbling bridge wishing people had recognized its benefits.

I'm not saying ACA was perfect legislation, but it was/is a lot better than the way insurance companies treat the sick under the old rules.

kjackson227

(2,166 posts)
2. So glad to hear that the SCOTUS upheld ...
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:46 AM
Jun 2012

the ACA. MILLIONS of people will be able to keep healthcare, and this is a major victory for President Obama.

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