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THE TRUTH: STAT
More Than One Million Could Lose Coverage Under ObamaCare:
"Part of the health care overhaul due to kick in this September could strip more than 1 million people of their insurance coverage, violating a key goal of President Barack Obama's reforms. Under the provision, insurance companies will no longer be able to apply broad annual caps on the amount of money they pay out on health policies. Employer groups say the ban could essentially wipe out a niche insurance market that many part-time workers and retail and restaurant employees have come to rely on." (
Politico, 6/08/2010)
$20 Billion In New Obamacare Taxes Force Layoffs In Medical Device Industry:
"Medical device manufacturers are bristling over a key provision in the nation's new health care law which they say forces them to shoulder an unfair cost of expanded insurance coverage. A 2.3 percent excise tax on companies that supply medical devices like heart defibrillators and surgical tools to hospitals, health centers and ambulance services will cost medical device manufacturers an estimated $20 billion in new taxes over the next decade. And they say that will force them to lay off workers and curb the research and development of new medical tools." (Associated Press, 6/06/2010)
THEY SAID IT
Non-Partisan CBO Director Says ObamaCare Does Not Reign In Costs; Gov't Spending Still On The Rise:
"The rising costs of health care will put tremendous pressure on the federal budget during the next few decades and beyond. In CBO's judgment, the health legislation enacted earlier this year does not substantially diminish that pressure. In fact, CBO estimated that the health legislation will increase the federal budgetary commitment to health care (which CBO defines as the sum of net federal outlays for health programs and tax preferences for health care) by nearly $400 billion during the 2010-2019 period." (Congressional Budget Office Director's Blog, 5/28/10)
Association Of American Medical Colleges: ObamaCare Will Cause A Doctor Shortage Of "Up To 125,000 Doctors By 2025."
"Stories of emergency rooms pushed to capacity and wait times at physicians' offices have become legendary. Now the passage of healthcare reform -- potentially funneling 30 million new people into an already-packed system -- has some groups warning that the nation will soon see a shortage of doctors. The Assn. of American Medical Colleges has warned of a deficiency of up to 125,000 doctors by 2025." "The American Academy of Family Physicians estimates the need for almost 149,000 extra doctors by that year." (Tammy Worth, "Agencies Warn Of Coming Doctor Shortage,"
The Los Angeles Times, 6/7/10)
PRESCRIPTION FOR REPEAL
- Review the Code Red Target List and contact 10 of them asking them to support the repeal of the Obama-Pelosi government takeover of healthcare.
- Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper supporting the repeal of the Obama-Pelosi government takeover of healthcare.
- Forward this Code Red Action Alert to 10 of your friends and ask them to also sign-up to receive Action Alerts.