Dear Friend of Herndon,

Message of the Week, March 16, 2011: Affordable Care Act Anniversary Talking Points

Moving Forward...Protecting Seniors Health.

• Moving forward means strengthening Medicare and saving seniors money by continuing to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse.
• Moving forward means giving seniors the peace of mind that their prescription drug costs will be lower because they won't ever fall back into the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap, or "donut hole."
• It means keeping seniors healthy by allowing them to get preventive care such as annual check-ups, mammograms and screenings for cancer with no co-pay.

Moving Forward...Protecting Small Businesses.

• Moving forward means giving small businesses the level playing field they deserve by giving them the choice and the freedom to band together to get the same rates as larger companies.
• Moving forward means lowering the costs of health care so that small businesses can use that money to create more jobs.
• It means that small businesses know that they can afford to offer their employees' health care and that there are tax breaks to make it possible.

Moving Forward...Protecting Our Care.

• Moving forward means that people with chronic diseases and pre-existing conditions can no longer be put back at the mercy of insurance companies – giving peace of mind to those 129 million Americans that they will never again be unable to find coverage.
• Moving forward means that insurance companies will not be able to drop your coverage when you get sick; or limit the care you receive.
• It means giving millions of Americans access to the same health care members of Congress get.

Moving Forward...Protecting Women's Health Care.

• Moving forward means insurance companies can no longer charge a woman more just because of her gender.
• Moving forward means no longer branding a woman as a pre-existing condition, simply because of a Caesarean section or because she was a victim of domestic violence.
• It means women can no longer be dropped from their insurance because they get sick, their children can no longer be denied care because of a pre-existing condition, and women and their families can receive preventive health care without a co-pay.

Moving Forward...Protecting Young Adults.

• Moving forward means giving recent graduates the peace of mind that they can get coverage even if they haven't found a job.
• Moving forward means young people know that they will never again be denied care because of pre-existing conditions or have their coverage dropped because they got too sick.
• It means that every young adult will know that they will be the ones in control of their health care – not insurance companies. 

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