H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, District by District Impact

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Here's how it would benefit the Congressional District I reside in, New Jersey's 6th (Frank Pallone - D).

Benefits of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act

In the 6th Congressional District of New Jersey

Committee on Energy and Commerce

America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits in the 6th Congressional District of New Jersey: up to 17,300 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 4,300 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 800 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $99 million in uncompensated care each year; and 59,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance;. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. represents this district.

* 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 17,300 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, 4,300 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 800 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 $99 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 80,000 uninsured individuals in the district, 12% 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, 59,000 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 3,600 households in the district. The surtax would not affect 98.8% of taxpayers in the district.

This analysis is based upon the following sources: the Gallup-Healthways Survey (data on the uninsured); the U.S. Census (data on small businesses); the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (data on the Part D donut hole, health care-related bankruptcies, and uncompensated care); and the House Committee on Ways and Means (data on the surtax).

How would it benefit your district? Go here to find out ---> http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?...6&Itemid=55

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Great bullet point presentation.

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Extra bullet point:

Appoint AJ VJ Zar.

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Great bullet point presentation.

I read the impact it would have on my District and I nearly pissed my pants. That sounds horrible! 60,000 uninsured having coverage? The free market dictates they must die, this is a travesty!

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Great bullet point presentation.

I read the impact it would have on my District and I nearly pissed my pants. That sounds horrible! 60,000 uninsured having coverage? The free market dictates they must die, this is a travesty!

That's a lot of uninsured just in one District. Are you harboring illegals under your bed?

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Great bullet point presentation.

I read the impact it would have on my District and I nearly pissed my pants. That sounds horrible! 60,000 uninsured having coverage? The free market dictates they must die, this is a travesty!

That's a lot of uninsured just in one District.

Population was 650,000 in 2000. Today probably 800,000 what with all the new building.

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Funny.

No mention of how many Death Panels will be established in AJ's district.

Quite a lot, I should imagine.

Especially since AJ needs to destroy all his followers, and the Death Panels will be the minions doing his evil bidding.

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Great bullet point presentation.

I read the impact it would have on my District and I nearly pissed my pants. That sounds horrible! 60,000 uninsured having coverage? The free market dictates they must die, this is a travesty!

That's a lot of uninsured just in one District.

Population was 650,000 in 2000. Today probably 800,000 what with all the new building.

Wow. I had to look up my District's (48th) population - 639,000 in 2000.

And check this out...

...a district that has historically voted overwhelmingly Republican.^[1] Barack Obama narrowly won the 48th, likely the first Democrat to win this district in a statewide race in a very long time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27...sional_district

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My district is reliably D. Obama got 60% here.

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My district is reliably D. Obama got 60% here.

I'm in Republican country.

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Great bullet point presentation.

I read the impact it would have on my District and I nearly pissed my pants. That sounds horrible! 60,000 uninsured having coverage? The free market dictates they must die, this is a travesty!

That's a lot of uninsured just in one District.

Population was 650,000 in 2000. Today probably 800,000 what with all the new building.

Wow. I had to look up my District's (48th) population - 639,000 in 2000.

And check this out...

...a district that has historically voted overwhelmingly Republican.^[1] Barack Obama narrowly won the 48th, likely the first Democrat to win this district in a statewide race in a very long time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27...sional_district

Oh, so you two clowns think this is going to be a serious, policy oriented thread, huh?

Well HELL no.

Thread hijacking begins..... NOW.

Here are your Congressmen, hard at work. Yeah, that's John Campbell (CA- 48th) over on the left. The waaay left.

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Here's what my Congressman is proposing:

Health Care Reform I Support

There is no question that our health care system needs reform. Unfortunately, President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Harry Reid have had no intention of working with Republicans towards health care reform we all can agree on. However, my colleagues and I have put forth a proposal that we believe will effectively reform health care for all Americans. The reform measure that I think is best has been introduced by Congressmen Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Devin Nunes (R-CA) called the Patient's Choice Act. It is directionally opposite of the plan proposed by President Obama and his cohorts. Instead of putting government in charge of the system, this plan largely removes the failed portions of government involvement, and puts each individual in charge of their own health care plan and decisions. Here are some bullet points on this plan:

• The plan eliminates the employer deduction for health insurance and the system of direct payment of health costs under Medicare and Medicaid, and replaces them with a $2,300 refundable tax credit per individual which must be used for health care costs. Therefore, everyone, whether they are young, senior citizens, or indigent, will be covered under a private plan of their own choosing. And you no longer have to get the plan from your employer, but will have a number of options to keep the same plan as you move from job to job. Senior plans would be further subsidized by the Medicare system but still allowed to choose their own plan.
• Currently as a Californian, you can only buy a health insurance plan approved by the state of California. Under the Patient's Choice Act, you would be free to pick from any of the over 1,300 medical insurance plans offered around the country. State based insurance exchanges will make sure that you cannot be cancelled for illness, and that pre-existing conditions will not interfere with our choices, in the same way that fire insurance is available to those who live in high fire risk areas today.
• Basically this legislation will allow unlimited contributions to a health savings account so that Americans can save for their own health care costs on a pre-tax basis.
• Litigation costs are a huge driver of medical costs. This bill would replace the court system with state based dispute resolution mechanisms for most claims, thereby saving a great deal of money in the system.
• Creates transparency through a public/private partnership to disclose cost, quality, and outcomes of various plans and providers.
• It also instills accountability into existing federal wellness and prevention programs to encourage more disease prevention activities and thereby lower costs.
• This bill will cost a grand total of $0 and will increase taxes by $0. It is revenue and cost neutral to the current system.

http://www.campbell.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2561:healthcare&catid=14:constituent-services