Oddly enough, I have heard nothing about the historic passage of the ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’ from my co-workers today. Either they are stunned that it passed or (dare I hope) they are thinking about how this bill may positively affect them. They are southerners and conservatives so they are probably just stunned.
I have downloaded all 2,409 pages in pdf form, and scanned the document for those items that Conservatives said were going to hurt seniors like “Death Panels” a la Sara Palin. I am a senior. I found nothing that would hurt me. I did find this…
‘‘(ii) The proposal shall not include any recommendation to ration health care, raise revenues or Medicare beneficiary premiums under section 1818, 1818A, or 1839, increase Medicare beneficiary cost sharing (including deductibles, coinsurance, and co-payments), or otherwise restrict benefits or modify eligibility criteria.
I am a left leaning independent and I’m not happy with this bill as it stands! It doesn’t go far enough. I can only hope a reasonable congress will tweak and refine to make this legislation better and better for ALL US Citizens. I want my son and my grandchildren to feel the freedom that comes with knowing that they can get medical care if they need it and that they won’t go bankrupt because they got sick. They can have the freedom to be self-employed and still have affordable health care coverage. Now no one can turn them down for a pre-existing condition. I can breathe easier now because being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition.
I will stay tuned…
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