1. Creates Health Insurance Exchange which = competition which will help drive down cost.
2. Places $ cap on the $ insurance companies can force us to pay in expenses and deductibles;
3. No more lifetime limits.
4. Provides premium assistance. Congressional Budget Office. Letter to Senator Bayh. November 30, 2009 estimates
under reform, average premiums will be less than half of what they would be without reform.
5. If premiums continue to rise faster than wages employees will take home less $ and employers may have to drop health coverage. Health Insurance Reform will lower the costs through improved care coordination, reducing medical errors and encourage more efficient health plans - which will increase wages and create jobs by lowering costs.
6. Simplifying paper work will save billions of $.
7. Reform will ensure we have portable Health Insurance options. Health Insurance Exchange will bring families and plans together into one organized marketplace.
8. Small businesses will receive tax credits to help them provide Health Insurance. Improved efficiency will decrease costs.
9. Health Insurance Reform will allow all young adults to remain on their families plan until age 26.
10. Health Insurance Reform will end insurance discrimination based on medical history.
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