America, fuck yeah.

[mzflux]

Ten immediate benefits of HCR
By karoli Sunday Mar 21, 2010 5:45pm

Here are ten benefits which come online within six months of the President's signature on the health care bill:

1. Adult children may remain as dependents on their parents’ policy until their 27th birthday
2. Children under age 19 may not be excluded for pre-existing conditions
3. No more

Comments

[auntiesiannan]

WE CAN HAS HEALTHCARE :D

[idunn]

So is this a sure thing now or does it still need a final sign-off? I'm hearing the Republicans are still trying to kill it, so I'm just wondering what the next steps are.

[mzflux]

We're done, my dear.

[horosha]

Not quite yet. The Senate still needs to pass the House's reconciliation bill.

[mzflux]

It's going to pass in the Senate.

[mzflux]

I love you, man.

[the_rukh]

Free preventative healthcare? Aruh? How do I find out more about that?

[eyelid]

I don't know... I just can't be happy about this bill.

All it is is a huge giveaway to the insurance companies. An enormous program to pour middle-class money into their pockets.

high-risk pools are ridiculous, as i'm sure you know. there's no access to health care when you can't pay the outrageous premiums.

no public option to challenge insurers, more "sweeteners" we can't actually pay for... no curbs on what insurers can charge... and government "subsidies" to insurers that will just go to fund more ten-figure bonuses.

the whole thing just feels so dirty.

[mzflux]

Politics are dirty. Celebrate the positives in this bill and keep working toward improvement.