Does anyone on the left or right get it when it comes to health care? I think not!

Read the following carefully. Listen to the same old song and rhetoric and then recall much of what is written on this blog about health care costs. Right or wrong PPACA is not being repealed any more than Social Security is being repealed.  Look at the claims in the two articles, my favorite is that health care reform will bring costs under control. Health care reform might, but PPACA sure won’t.  If we are bringing health care costs under control, why do we need subsidies to make health insurance “affordable?”

Richard —

Our progress is under attack. Their majority is not even a day old, but House Republicans are already getting ready to pass a bill to repeal health reform. Instead of focusing on the future, they want to put insurance companies back in charge of our health care. To go back to the days when these companies could deny coverage to children based on pre-existing conditions, cancel coverage when people would get sick, or limit the care you could receive — even when you needed more. When seniors would be forced to choose between paying their mortgage and paying for their prescription drugs, simply because they landed in the “donut hole” in coverage.

They want to turn our progress into a partisan fight. But you and I know that the Affordable Care Act and other reforms to protect consumers did not pass because of a partisan or ideological agenda. They passed because millions of Americans stood up and said we were ready for commonsense solutions after years of fraud and abuse, for a new era of responsibility after unchecked power. They passed because, after 100 years of debate and negotiation, we said we would wait no longer for health reform. These reforms passed because of you. Now, we must prepare to stand up for them again.

Organizing for America is pulling together a team of organizers and volunteers to defend reform — and we need you on this team. Together, we’ll show how our progress is already improving lives across the country — and take on those who are pushing for repeal. Join the fight to protect our progress and keep Congress focused on the future. It’s clear that’s not where House Republicans are looking — they’re putting the car in reverse and heading straight toward the ditch that we just spent two years climbing out of. As the President said this week, we are still emerging from a recession that took a toll on millions of families, many of whom are still trying to get their lives back on track.

The Affordable Care Act and Wall Street reform were important steps forward on the road to recovery, and we can’t afford to play political games with them now. We have an obligation to ensure our progress is not rewritten by the insurance industry and big banks. This year, we’ll need to stand by the President as he works to grow our economy, make the United States more competitive, and keep moving the country forward — but we’re also going to have to work hard to defend what we have already achieved. Join the campaign to protect our progress: http://my.barackobama.com/ProtectOurProgress

Thanks,
Mitch

Mitch Stewart

Director Organizing for America Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee — 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003.

Now if you think the above is a pandering message, take a look at the following.   The claims made in the full article (see link below) are laughable.  Make sure you read it.  Here is an example:

Killing 400,000 jobs annually. The Affordable Care Act helps create as many as 400,000 jobs annually over the next decade by lowering costs and helping promote a healthier workforce. It includes cost-containment measures to slow the rate of growth of health care spending. Small businesses in particular are helped through exchanges that allow them to pool resources to lower costs as well as tax credits to make it more affordable to offer their employees health coverage. These cost-reduction provisions free up money that otherwise would be spent on health care and allow companies to spend it hiring more workers. In addition, a healthier workforce is a more productive workforce. Those benefits disappear, as well as the jobs created along with it, if the law is repealed.

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January 5, 2011 | View Online
How Conservative Attacks on Health Care Reform Will Affect You
Attempts to Repeal Affordable Care Act Have Serious Consequences
By Tony Caark

SOURCE: AP Photo/Crystal Chiu

Read the full column here.

Conservatives are starting to implement their onslaught to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week as Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. They have scheduled a vote on January 12. If conservatives have their way and repeal the Affordable Care Act, we will go back to a health care system that failed millions of Americans.

Who’s affected by repeal
Individual market consumers: Repealing Health Reform Would Mean Billions More in Administrative Costs

Seniors: The Affordable Care Act’s Repeal Would Leave the Doughnut Hole Open,

Medicare Savings by the Numbers

People of color: Caring for People of Color

Small businesses: What Will Happen to Small Business if Health Care Is Repealed

Repeal would mean higher deficits and costs

Cost Containment Is Key: Health Care Reform Will Bring Costs Under Control

Center for American Progress | 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor | Washington, DC 20005 

Dont get me wrong, there are equally outrageous claims being made on the right.  Wouldn’t  it be nice indeed if we could have a rational discussion about health care with experts and not politicians?  Good luck with that.

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