Under the current broken health insurance system, businesses and middle class families are paying more and more each year. Growth in annual health insurance costs are outstripping average wage increases. As a result of these crushing health care costs, American businesses are losing their ability to compete in the global marketplace. Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have more than doubled in the last 9 years, a rate 3 times faster than cumulative wage increases. Among small businesse...
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Health insurance reform legislation will make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, guarantee access to health insurance for the uninsured and reduce the federal deficit by over $100 billion over the next decade. The text and summary of the bill have been available online: http://rules.house.gov/bills_details.aspx?NewsID=4606 Benefits to the 13th Congressional District include: Improve coverage for 459,000 residents with health insurance. Give tax credits and...
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a budget score of health insurance reform legislation. Based on a preliminary analysis from CBO, the legislation: CUTS THE DEFICIT Cuts the deficit by $138 billion in the first ten years (2010 – 2019). Cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second ten years. REINS IN WASTEFUL MEDICARE COSTS AND EXTENDS THE SOLVENCY OF MEDICARE; CLOSES THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DONUT HOLE Reduces annual growth in Medicare expenditures by 1.4 percentage points per year...
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Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 67th annual Red Cross Month. For more than 125 years, the mission of the American Red Cross has been to help individuals and families prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies, and each year, nearly half of a million volunteers respond to more than 70,000 disasters nationwide. I am particularly proud of the American Red Cross and its Georgia chapters, including Metro Atlanta, for their swift, substantial, and heart-warming aid to my home state ...
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On December 24, 2009, the Senate passed its version of the health care bill, H.R. 3590, entitled “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.” On November 7, 2009, the House passed H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act.” While there are many similar provisions in both bills, significant differences remain must now be negotiated between the House and Senate bills. Once agreement is reached on those differences, then a final bill can be voted on in both the House and S...
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For the latest information on prvention, treatment, vaccine availability, myth busting, and other vital information for both the H1N1 and seasonal flu, check out flu.gov. The wealth of information available will help keep you and your family safe and healthy this flu season.
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As the holiday season begins, food safety and travel conditions come to the forefront of our minds. Please visit the following sites to help you and your family to have a safe and enjoyable holiday season: Food Safety: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Seasonal_Food_Safety_Fact_Sheets/index.asp Georgia Highway conditions: http://www.georgia-navigator.com/ Flight delays: http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp Airport information: http://www.atlanta-airport.com/
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Congressman David Scott made the following statement today about his vote for the Affordable Health Care for America Act: "It’s easy to criticize and just say no. But doing nothing about the high cost of health insurance is totally unacceptable. I chose to rollup my sleeves and go to work for the worthy cause of affordable healthcare for all Americans. I voted to bring down costs for all Americans and make healthcare affordable for the 147,000 constituents in my district without health insurance...
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For a complete or section-by-section summary of the Affordable Health Care for America Act, HR 3962, as well as a summary of the Manager's Amendment, please see the corresponding documents to the right of the page. To view the entire bill text, please click here.
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"It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance to those who don't. And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government." If You Have Health Insurance More Stability and Security Ends discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions. Prevents insurance companies from dropping coverage when people are sick and need it most. Caps out-of pocket expenses so people don't go broke when they ...
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