As Republicans Vow Repeal, More Health Care Reform Benefits Kick In

by Mike Hall, Jan 3, 2011
AFL-CIO blog

House Republicans have put repealing health care reform at the top of their to-do list. Their fight against the Affordable Care Act is not only pure partisan politics, it is also an attack against the millions of regular working people and seniors who benefit from the new law.

Republicans want to repeal the new law’s guarantee that children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage. Republicans want to repeal new rules limiting insurance company premium hikes and requirements that they spend money on health care, not CEO perks.

According Kaiser Health News, several new provisions of the Affordable Care Act kicked in Jan. 1 that could benefit tens of millions of us.

If your insurance company doesn’t spend at least 80 percent of its premium dollars on health care, it may be forced to give rebates to you and other consumers. Republicans want to repeal that.

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