Pete Lee, who is running for Michael Merrifield's seat in House District 18, addresses the crowd at the Labor Day rally and march for Healthcare Reform.
Top 4 Myths about healthcare reform
Myth 1:
If the bill passes, approximately 114 million Americans are expected to leave private health insurance. Why? Their employers will drop the insurance because the taxpayer-subsidized plan will be 30 to 40 percent cheaper.
Fact: Employers will not be able to offer the public option exclusively. They will instead be able to buy into an exchange where they can offer employees more than one option, including the public option. This is what all Federal employees already have.
Source: Jacob S. Hacker: Co-director of the Center for Health, Economic, and Family Security at U.C. Berkeley; a fellow at the New America Foundation; and the editor of Health at Risk: America's Ailing Health Systemand How to Heal It.
Myth 2:
The public option will eliminate private insurance and erode employer-sponsored coverage.
Fact: The House bill actually increases the number of people who receive coverage through their employer by 2 million (in 2019) and shifts most of the uninsured into private coverage.
Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2009, Coverage Tables
Myth 3:
If you dont have private insurance the year that this bill is passed, you cant get that later on from your employer.
Fact: Section 311 of the tri-committee House health care reform bill allows employers to meet coverage requirements by offering employees coverage under a qualified health benefits plan (or under a current employment-based health plan.
The bill defines a qualified health benefits plan as a health benefits plan that meets the requirements for such a plan under title I and includes the public health insurance option. Title I of the bill does not prohibit employers from enrolling employees in private plans.
Source: HR 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Myth 4:
The Public Option with Drive private insurance out of business.
Fact: The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the public option proposed by Democrats would not drive private insurers out of business and most people would still choose to get their medical coverage through employers. Republicans often Site the Lewin Group as a source to propagate this myth. Lewin Group, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UnitedHealthCare.
Any individual insurance policy (as opposed to a group insurance policy) that is in effect today will be permitted to remain in effect; however, any new [individual] policies issued after the law becomes effective will be required to comply with the standards set out in the section relating to policies offered via the new Health Insurance Exchange. It's grandfathering, not elimination. The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the public option proposed by Democrats would not drive private insurers out of business and most people would still choose to get their medical coverage through employers. Republicans often Site the Lewin Group as a source to propagate this myth. The Lewin Groupis a wholly-owned subsidiary of UnitedHealthCare.
Any individual insurance policy (as opposed to a group insurance policy) that is in effect today will be permitted to remain in effect; however, any new [individual] policies issued after the law becomes effective will be required to comply with the standards set out in the section relating to policies offered via the new Health Insurance Exchange. Its grandfathering, not elimination.
Source: HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 and CBO Report, July 2009
http://www.peakdems.org/
http://CSaction.org
http://csaction.org/TPs/TP_LAMEborn.html
http://www.healthcareforallcolorado.org/
http://www.barackobama.com/
http://www.aarp.org/
http://www.seiu.org/
http://www.ufcw7.com
http://www.coloradansforpeace.org/
http://www.theafricanamericanvoice.com/
Loading...
9:29Pete Lee Standupby vex3901,169 views
Link to this comment:
All Comments (1)