THERE WILL BE CHARTS

From the White House blog: 

“the years 2009 to 2012 saw the slowest growth in U.S. health care expenditures since the government started collecting this information in the 1960s." 

"The Affordable Care Act was designed to contribute to and sustain slow growth in health spending in this nation.  The law prioritized improving the efficiency of the health care system, creating opportunities for doctors and hospitals to deliver high quality care at lower total cost.”  

“For example, the Affordable Care Act’s policies to discourage readmissions and manage care transitions have contributed to 130,000 fewer readmissions to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries from January 2012 through August 2013.  Fewer readmissions mean lower costs for Medicare and seniors and better care as well.”

In the seven days since extended unemployment benefits expired, the Inland Empire has lost nearly $8.2 million in economic activity.

Restoring these benefits must be a priority when Congress returns to legislative business next week. 

Source: CNN & Reuters

#GETCOVERED because sometimes it’s way past Robitussin

repjimmcdermott:

With tax credits and subsidies, five out of ten uninsured young adults will be able to get health plans for $50 or less a month through the exchanges. What are you waiting for?! Take a look at your options at Healthcare.gov!

Source.

For thirty years, those in the working class have been on the short end of the stick, as their incomes have remained stagnant, while those in the top one percent have seen their incomes skyrocket. For our economy to grow, that must change.

This morning, I stood with American workers in front of a McDonalds in Washington to call for a raise to the minimum wage.

whitehouse:

The Affordable Care Act is currently helping millions of Americans — and we don’t hear those stories often enough. Let’s change that.

What’s your #GetCovered story?

(Source: obamawhitehouse)

Opponents of Obamacare will stop at nothing. Earlier today, I sent this letter to California Attorney General Kamala Harris asking her to send a cease and desist to a fraudulent and misleading website that is being promoted by Republican lawmakers. 

CoveringHealthCareCA.com purposefully provides consumers with inaccurate information and should be taken down as soon as possible.

5 Impacts of Obamacare on Seniors

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS)

Health Care spending has gone up 6.9% on average every year.  Well this year it slowed to 1.3%, the slowest growth rate on record. 

Info Source
Graphic from White House

This is the official House Republican Playbook on strategies to undermine Obamacare.  It’s full of suggested tweets, videos and digital fliers for rank and file Republican members of Congress to use.

Although page 5 recommends using the words “Accountability, Transparency, Fairness & Competence,” you can clearly see that House Republicans are just concern trolling the President.

Nothing in this playbook addresses how to help the uninsured receive coverage.

P.S. Their citations on graphics are way too small and have mostly been discredited and/or are out of context.

Received this letter the other day from a constituent telling me about how Obamacare has helped her family. By moving into a compliant plan she will save more than $600 a year, and more importantly, she will have the peace of mind knowing that her coverage cannot be dropped if she gets sick.