Get our FREE guide to the new health law: What it means for you!

[Omaha Steve]

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Have you wondered what's really in the new health law? You've heard so much about it, but a lot of the information isn't, well, all that informative.

We're trying to fill that gap with a FREE, concise guide on making the most of your new rights. If you get insurance through your job, buy your own policy, or are on Medicare, this straight-forward guide tells you what to expect.

You can read the guide right now here, or download your own copy by clicking on the photo to the right.

We'll also mail you as many copies as you want FREE by filling out the request below. Get your own copy, or get a lot more and pass them out to friends and family!

[dmr]

1. Thank you!

I requested a few copies to hand out.

Thanks, again.

:hi:

[glinda]

2. thanks

[Mimosa]

3. It means zilch for me as I am priced out of 'health insurance' policies

And I'm not poor enough for medicaid.

I'm beginning to wonder who is behind this constant propaganda effort.

I already know I can't afford health insurance and I'm not poor enough for medicaid.

Oh, you gave your GAME away: 'Our Free Guide"? Who's the 'OUR"?

[grahamhgreen]

4. How about the "community health centers"?

[Mimosa]

7. The ones in my area aren't taking new patients

This whole thing is a joke. maybe it won't be by 2014. But it's not helping a lot of people now.

[grahamhgreen]

8. That was the only thing I liked in the whole plan. What a disaster. I'm sorry.

[Omaha Steve]

5. Consumers Union is the respected consumer guide people

They accept no advertising.

Soon YOU will be able to get your subsidized health insurance from an exchange. It is for low income people and small companies. Perhaps you need to forget about right wing talking points and learn just what is in the health care act.

And what year will you be able to get subsidized care? That is why you need more info like this. :-) So download the PDF and take a look.

This info is from a different source AFSCME: http://www.afscme.org/issues/74.cfm (Source: The Rachel Maddow Show)

Health Care Reform Timeline


* Tax credits for small businesses
* Drug help for seniors
* Coverage for pre-existing conditions



* All kids get covered
* Can't get dropped if you get sick
* No more lifetime limits
* Children can stay on until 26




* Premium payment reformed
(80%-85% for medical care)
* Free Medicare preventative care





* Total ban on pre-existing condition denials
* Health exchanges open
* End to annual limits on benefits

Source: The Rachel Maddow Show
Downloadable Materials

Download these flyers and fact sheets for more information about what health care reform means to you.

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Letter in Support of the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2011 (January 25, 2011)
AFSCME supports the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2011 which would allow the federal government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug costs. (64K PDF)
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Letter Urging House to Oppose H.R. 2 and H.Res. 9 (January 17, 2011)
AFSCME opposes H.R. 2, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as well as H.Res., directing various committees to propose alternative measures. (69K PDF)
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AFSCME Members and Health Reform: What Does It Mean for You?
We’ve fought to improve our health care system for decades — now we’ve won, and health care reform is law. Find out what reform means for you and your family. (354k PDF)
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For Retirees, Much to Like in Health Care Law
Read some specific examples of the impact of health reform on retirees in this excerpt from the Spring 2010 issue of PrimeTime. (43k PDF)
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Retirees and Health Reform: Frequently Asked Questions
How will the Medicare "Doughnut Hole" be phased out? Will seniors' out-of-pocket costs be reduced? What will reduced Medicare Advantage subsidies mean for seniors? (71k PDF)
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Fact Sheet: Coverage of Preventative Services
Learn about a provision in the new law requiring health plans to provide coverage of certain preventative services free from cost-sharing requirements. (80k PDF)
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Fact Sheet: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Learn about the impact of this legislation which makes transformative changes to our nation's health care system. (99k PDF)
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Fact Sheet: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
Key provisions of the new temporary early retiree reinsurance program. (306k PDF)
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Fact Sheet: Extension of Dependent Coverage to Age 26
Under the new law, dependent coverage for children is extended to include young adults up to age 26. (79k PDF)
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Fact Sheet: Grandfathered Status
What is "grandfathered" status, and how does a plan lose it? (92k PDF)
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Fact Sheet: Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Recissions and Patient Protections
Details on various provisions establishing insurance enrollee protections. (84k PDF)

[walldude]

11. It's not much better if you are on medicaid...

there are very few Doctors taking Medicaid and the ones that do have waiting lists...

I'm in the same boat as you. I make about $3000 too much per year to qualify and I'm self employed. My wife is disabled and 2 of my kids have pre-existing conditions.. No insurance for us. I put my kids on my mother in laws medicare since they live with her part of the year and now the state is coming after me for child support. Talk about nuts. I can't wait to see what options they think I have.

[Mimosa]

13. Walldude, bless you.

You are living in the real world. Your kindness, goodness and knowledge represent the best of democratic Underground. But for people like you I'd go away. Sometimes, lately, D.U. is sounding like Republicans Lite!

[Mimosa]

6. I need health insurance I can afford now

That's not a source for me to get any. I don't get the point.


And I know what's in the legislation.

[Habibi]

9. Yes, yes, and yes.

2014--great. What do we do in the meantime, especially those of us without insurance who get sick?

[tabasco]

10. Options: 1) Get Canadian citizenship now.

2) Wait for the subsidies to kick in.
3) Don't vote or vote republican and get Jack Shit.

[Omaha Steve]

12. It took everything to beat back conservatives in Congress to get to this point with reconciliation

In a perfect work with Congress full of only progressives, we would have had a much better result. Let's hope 2012 elections go our way and major reforms get off the ground in mid 2013.

There are programs in Omaha for people without health care.