h/t Booman Tribune
Congressman Waxman’s Energy and Commerce Committee has complied a district by district assessment of the impact of HR 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. For Delaware (pdf):
up to 23,100 small businesses could receive tax credits to provide coverage to their employees; 11,000 seniors would avoid the donut hole in Medicare Part D; 1,100 families could escape bankruptcy each year due to unaffordable health care costs; health care providers would receive payment for $85 million in uncompensated care each year; and 63,000 uninsured individuals would gain access to high-quality, affordable health insurance.
There’s more at the one pager, but it provides a way to think about what reformed health insurance might mean for us right here.
This is what passing this bill could mean to Delaware’s neighbors and communities. Not the Tom Coburn call your neighbors to help you manage your cancer — but real health care that does not put your family at risk.