Comments on: Health Care Reform: How it Passed and What Comes Next

By: Sheila

Sheila — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:48:57 +0000

Thanks, Christine, for a great round-up of this historic legislative event!
Raising Women’s Voices, of course, have mixed feelings about it which makes us especially grateful for encouraging words from folks like you. Thank you. We are working on a new fact sheet on the good, bad, ugly. Onward!

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:37:01 +0000

Okay, my premium for individual coverage now is $25,000 a year (yes, you read that right); my premium was projected to increase 35-40% over the next five years under previous law; and now it’s supposed to increase an additional 10-13%. The prohibition on rescission is not a change from existing law. This is helpful how, exactly?

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By: AC

AC — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:05:57 +0000

I agree with Eric – excellent analysis, and although this certainly isn\’t the bill progressives had hoped for, it\’s an improvement on the current system and a great first step…Let\’s hope that it is just a first step.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:41:15 +0000

Great job, Christine. Excellent, concise summary. The legislation is a giant step forward. While not near as much as what it should have been, a universal, single-payer system, that was never a viable political option. We should remember that Social Security also had a very modest beginning, and now it is the underpinning for a financially secure retirement.

By: fsteele

fsteele — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:04:32 +0000

And what about people of all ages who have been ordering drugs from Canadian pharmacies — much cheaper than in the US — who will no longer be allowed to?

‘Prohibit reimportation’ iirc is the official term.