Health Care Reform: What’s In It for You?

Posted July 29, 2009 at 1:44 PM

http://www.afscmeblog.org/2009/07/29/health-care-reform-whats-in-it-for-you/

Earlier today, President Obama presented a list of 8 consumer protections included in health care reform legislation that will affect Americans directly. Here’s the White House list of health insurance consumer protections:

• No Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions

• No Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays

• No Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care

• No Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill

• No Gender Discrimination

• No Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage

• Extended Coverage for Young Adults

• Guaranteed Insurance Renewal

As Jesse Lee writes on the White House blog, with all the misinformation being spread in the health care debate, this information will come in handy for anyone who wants to make sure friends, family and co-workers know what is really at stake – and just how false some of the ridiculous claims being circulated by opponents of reform are.

The cost of doing nothing to fix our health care system is just too high to let false rumors and attacks prevail. Visit WhiteHouse.gov to read a message from the President and see the full list.

UPDATE: AMERICAblog has video from today's speech in North Carolina: