[OccupyCU] Fwd: [cchcc-l] The Supreme Court Upheld Health Reform, NOW It's Time for Quinn to Act!
David Johnson
dlj725 at hughes.net
Thu Jul 5 15:04:43 UTC 2012
What about a petition to expand the " All Kids and Family Care " to every resident in the state of Illinois who wants it ?
Otherwise, I refuse to help the private insurance industry and foster the illusion that Obamacare is a legitimate substitute for a REAL public option.
David J.
David J.
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From: "Champaign County Health Care Consumers" <cchcc at healthcareconsumers.org>
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Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2012 8:52:08 AM
Subject: [cchcc-l] The Supreme Court Upheld Health Reform, NOW It's Time for Quinn to Act!
Dear Friends,
Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) emailed you exactly one
week ago today with the great news that the US Supreme Court had upheld the
national health reform law, also known as the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (PPACA). NOW IS THE TIME for Illinois to establish the
Health Benefits Exchange, and we are asking you to TAKE ACTION to call on
Governor Quinn to establish the Exchange through an Executive Order.
We need Governor Quinn to act quickly to establish the Illinois Health
Benefits Exchange to ensure that Illinois does not miss key funding
opportunities and deadlines. Please read on for the THREE ways YOU can take
action, followed by more information on the US Supreme Court decisions, and
what the next steps are for implementing health reform!
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TAKE ACTION
1. Add your name to CCHCC's petition calling on Governor Quinn to
establish the Health Benefits Exchange in Illinois! CCHCC will deliver the
petition to Governor Quinn's office.
http://signon.org/sign/call-to-governor-quinn
2. Call Governor Quinn and tell him to establish a pro-consumer Illinois
Health Benefits Exchange using an Executive Order!
Springfield Office: (217) 782-0244 or Chicago Office: (312) 814-2121
Sample Script:
"Hi. My name is __<name>__, and I am calling from __<town, IL>__. I am
calling on Governor Quinn to use his power to issue an Executive Order to
create a pro-consumer Health Exchange in Illinois today. The Exchange
should be set up so that no insurance representatives serve on the Board,
insurance companies should help pay for the Exchange, and the Exchange must
have the power to negotiate with insurance companies to contain costs."
3. Call your state legislators - Senator Frerichs and Representative
Jakobsson - and tell them to call on Quinn to establish a pro-consumer
Illinois Health Benefits Exchange using an Executive Order!
Sen. Frerichs: (217) 355-5252
Rep. Jakobsson: (217) 373-5000
Sample Script:
"Hi. My name is __<name>__, and I am calling from __<town, IL>__. I am
asking you as my state legislator to call on Governor Quinn to use his
power to issue an Executive Order to create a pro-consumer Health Exchange
in Illinois today. The Exchange should be set up so that no insurance
representatives serve on the Board, insurance companies should help pay for
the Exchange, and the Exchange must have the power to negotiate with
insurance companies to contain costs."
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US SUPREME COURT RULING ON HEALTH REFORM:
Last Thursday, June 28, the US Supreme Court upheld the health reform law!
The Court held up the Individual Mandate as a tax. Most individuals will be
required to have health insurance, and, based on the Court's decision,
individuals can be taxed if they are required to carry health insurance,
but for whatever reason, choose not to do so. In 2014, most people who do
not currently have insurance will qualify for the expanded Medicaid program
or for subsidies that cover most, if not all, of their insurance costs. For
more information on how this works, please visit:
http://healthreform.kff.org/the-basics/requirement-to-buy-coverage-flowchart.aspx.
The Supreme Court decide that the federal government could not withhold
Medicaid funding to states that choose not to expand their Medicaid
eligibility requirements in 2014. Even with this ruling, we expect many
states to choose to expand Medicaid as the federal government would
reimburse states 100% of the costs for covering individuals within the new
eligibility range in 2014. In 2017 the reimbursement rate would be 95% and
in 2020 the rate would be 90%. Gov. Quinn made clear that Illinois would
participate in the expanded Medicaid program: "Illinois is going forward
with the president... we are not backing down. We want everybody in, nobody
left out when it comes to decent health care coverage. Our state will be
healthier and stronger, our costs for our employers will be lower if we
carry this law out to its extent."
CCHCC will continue to focus on ensuring that Illinois moves forward with
the state-level tasks of implementing health reform, such as creating a
Health Benefits Exchange. In May, the US Dept. Health and Human Services
announced a third model for exchanges (either a state or regional exchange
vs. a federal exchange). The new federal-state partnership model would give
states - that are behind in setting up their exchange or face contentious
political divisions preventing progress forward - a chance to work
cooperatively with the federal government for the first year until they can
as they continue to set up their own exchange. While this is better than no
exchange, this limits states from having full governance and control over
how their exchange runs and operates. States have until November 16, 2012,
to submit their plans to establish an exchange in their state and Illinois'
Fall Veto legislative session does not occur until after that deadline.
* * * * * * * * * *
On behalf of Champaign County Health Care Consumers, we thank you for
taking action to ensure that Illinoisans have access to quality and
affordable health care through a locally-governed pro-consumer Health
Benefits Exchange!
Sincerely,
Champaign County Health Care Consumers
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Champaign County Health Care Consumers
44 E. Main Street Suite 208
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 352-6533
Fax: (217) 352-9745
E-mail: cchcc at healthcareconsumers.org
Web: www.healthcareconsumers.org
Check out CCHCC on Faceebook at www.facebook.com/healthcareconsumers!
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Support health care justice - donate to CCHCC today! Visit our website to make a tax-deductible contribution today.
http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/index.php?action=Donation
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