{"id":2502,"date":"2017-06-20T11:24:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2017-06-25T11:37:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T16:37:51","slug":"update-on-health-care-bill-in-the-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nebraskademocrats.org\/su\/blog\/update-on-health-care-bill-in-the-us-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Health Care Bill in the US Senate and Action Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the Buffalo County Democrats meeting that Chair Jane Kleeb attended, a fellow Democrat gave a great suggestion to have us put online info they can use on Facebook, at BBQs to counter misinformation on various topics and to write letters to the editor of your local papers. Here is our first one on health care!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Action Ideas<\/h4>\n<p>1. Read this great <a href=\"http:\/\/files.kff.org\/attachment\/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-NE\">fact sheet on what the GOP TrumpCare bill\u00a0does to Nebraska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/letter-to-the-editor\/\">2. Write a letter to the editor<\/a> of your local paper. Elected officials read these often and it is a way to get your voice heard.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/makecalls.democrats.org\/aca\/\">Call your Members of Congress<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/makecalls.democrats.org\/aca\/\">DNC has a great look up tool<\/a> and gives you talking points on the screen. We suggest asking a specific question and asking the staff person to send a response to you via mail or email. Leave them your mailing address.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Background on TrumpCare Bill<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The GOP Senators may try to force a vote on the health care bill before July 4th.<\/p>\n<p>The CBO usually takes 2 weeks to score a bill (essentially how much the bill will cost).<\/p>\n<p>Our team did get Fischer on camera at the last town hall to say she would not vote for the bill unless there was a CBO score.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senators held an all night floor discussion on the risks of taking away health care for over 23 million Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Information on the Bill and Process<\/h4>\n<p>Republicans are falsely saying that the Affordable\u00a0Care\u00a0Act in 2009 was legislated in a similar fashion, when in fact the Democratically-led Senate:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">*Debated for 25 consecutive days, 160 hours, on the Senate FloorHeld 57 Bipartisan HELP Committee\u00a0hearings, meetings, roundtables, and<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">*Held 57 Bipartisan HELP Committee\u00a0hearings, meetings, roundtables, and walkthroughs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">*Included 300 HELP Committee amendments, 160 of which were from Republicans<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">*Held 53 Finance Committee\u00a0hearings, meetings, negotiations, and walkthrough<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">*Held a 7 day Finance Committee markup<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Facts for Letters to Editor or BBQ Convos :)<\/h4>\n<p><strong><u><br \/>\nImpact on Nebraska:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* From 2010-2015,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/compilation-state-data-affordable-care-act\">under the Affordable Care Act<\/a>, 62,000 Nebraskans gained coverage and the rate of Nebraskans without health insurance dropped by more than a quarter.<\/p>\n<p>* Before the ACA went into effect, as many as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/compilation-state-data-affordable-care-act\">767,000 Nebraskans<\/a>\u00a0with pre-existing conditions could have been denied coverage.<\/p>\n<p>* The Republican health repeal plan would slash Medicaid, jeopardizing services that cover over 230,000 Nebraskans, including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/files.kff.org\/attachment\/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-NE\">1 in 3 who have a disability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"http:\/\/files.kff.org\/attachment\/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-NE\">In Nebraska, over 239,700<\/a>\u00a0low-income children, pregnant women, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities are part of the Medicaid and\u00a0Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)<\/p>\n<p><strong>* <\/strong>The GOP health plan\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/files.kff.org\/attachment\/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-NE\">cuts to Medicaid in Nebraska<\/a> and per capita cap could jeopardize services for people with disabilities who utilize home and community-based services under the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Rural<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* <\/strong>Low-income and rural residents would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/nebraska\/articles\/2017-03-19\/nebraska-among-states-hardest-hit-by-gop-health-care-bill\">suffer heavily under the Republican repeal plan<\/a>, which increases costs and slashes spending on Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>* GOP &#8220;proposals worry advocacy groups, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/news\/politics\/rural-areas-brace-health-bill-impact\">rural areas are disproportionately affected<\/a> by cuts to Medicaid and premium increases. Rural areas already have more uninsured and underinsured people per capita than the rest of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/view\/articles\/2017-06-22\/the-senate-health-bill-is-a-travesty-on-a-fast-track\">Hospitals in rural areas<\/a> would be in danger of closing thanks to the GOP repeal\u2019s massive cuts to Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>* Real money being taken away from rural hospitals so 3 million of the 1% can get a tax cut.\u00a0\u201cThe new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernhealthcare.com\/article\/20170523\/NEWS\/170529966\">budget also zeroes out grants to state offices of rural health<\/a>, a $9 million program. The Rural Hospital Outreach Grant program, which helps small rural hospitals get resources to create collaboratives with long-term care facilities or with ambulance services, is slated for a reduction of $13 million, to $51 million annually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Women<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/paulmcleod\/senate-health-care-bill?utm_term=.rxo99NnaZ#.nerkkpdWP\">*Defunds<\/a>\u00a0Planned Parenthood for one year, making it more difficult for millions of women to access critical health services.<\/p>\n<p>* Gives states the ability to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/6\/22\/15845832\/republican-senate-healthcare-bill-planned-parenthood-better-care-reconciliation-act\">waive protections<\/a>\u00a0that guarantee coverage for maternity care and birth control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/6\/22\/15845832\/republican-senate-healthcare-bill-planned-parenthood-better-care-reconciliation-act\">*Bars<\/a>\u00a0the use of premium tax credits on health insurance plans that cover abortion, meaning women would have to fully pay out of pocket for supplemental coverage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/6\/22\/15845832\/republican-senate-healthcare-bill-planned-parenthood-better-care-reconciliation-act\">*Slashes Medicaid<\/a>, which covers half of all U.S. births, funds two-thirds of all spending on family planning and provides access to women\u2019s health and reproductive services, including cancer screenings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>People Struggling with Substance Abuse<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Slashes Medicaid, which is responsible for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2017\/6\/22\/15854764\/senate-health-care-bill-opioids\">treating 34%<\/a>\u00a0of those struggling with opioid addiction. The end of the Medicaid expansion would also have an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/a412d00c064d429bbcc0c0f0af8278fb?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=AP_Politics\">outsize impact<\/a>\u00a0on states that have been hit hard by the opioid epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>* Dedicates an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2017\/6\/22\/15854764\/senate-health-care-bill-opioids\">inadequate amount<\/a>\u00a0of funding for opioid abuse treatment for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/06\/22\/senate-healthcare-bill-contains-2-billion-address-opioid-crisis\/419382001\/\">just one year<\/a>, in a pitiful attempt to make up for the impact of the Medicaid cuts.<\/p>\n<p>* Allows states to waive essential health benefits, which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2017\/06\/four_republican_senators_oppos.html\">cover<\/a>\u00a0substance abuse and mental health treatment, leaving patients to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/senate-health-bill-mental-health_us_594aad2ae4b01cdedeffc694?1ih\">pay more for supplemental coverage<\/a>\u00a0that provides the services they need.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Older, Sicker Americans<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Permits insurers to charge older Americans five times more than younger Americans for the same plan, effectively imposing an \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/seniors-senate-health-care-bill_us_594bd6a5e4b01cdedf0111bd\">age tax<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* Slashes funding for Medicaid, which currently provides coverage for nearly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/22\/us\/politics\/senate-health-care-bill.html?_r=0\">two-thirds<\/a>\u00a0of nursing home residents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/seniors-senate-health-care-bill_us_594bd6a5e4b01cdedf0111bd\">*Reduces<\/a>\u00a0federal assistance for premiums, which would cause some people to pay the full cost out-of-pocket and have a disproportionately negative impact on older Americans from rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>* Allows states to waive essential health benefits, effectively allowing insurers to offer watered down plans. This means that there\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/khn.org\/news\/promises-made-to-protect-preexisting-conditions-prove-hollow\/\">could no longer be a guarantee<\/a>\u00a0that plans offer many of the basic services that people who are sick utilize often, like coverage for prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Middle-Class Americans<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Ends federal subsidies that help insurers keep premium costs lower, which by itself could cause\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/consumer\/premiums-could-spike-middle-class-under-senate-health-bill-n775536?cid=par-twitter-feed_20170622\">double-digit hikes in premiums<\/a>. The impact would be especially bad for middle-class consumers who make too much to qualify for any sort of federal assistance to help cover their costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Lower-Income Americans<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Ends the ACA\u2019s Medicaid expansion, which provided coverage for more than 11 million low-income Americans. As a result, those who can no longer obtain this coverage would have to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2017\/6\/22\/15854614\/senate-gop-health-bill-poor-pay-more\">pay more for less<\/a>\u00a0coverage in the individual marketplace.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/news\/politics\/rural-areas-brace-health-bill-impact\">Rural areas<\/a>, which have a higher proportion of uninsured Americans than cities and have hospitals that rely heavily on Medicaid funding, would be particularly hard hit by the GOP\u2019s attack on the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Children and People with Disabilities<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/medicaid-restructuring-under-the-american-health-care-act-and-children-with-special-health-care-needs\/\">*Significantly restructures<\/a>\u00a0and makes deep cuts to Medicaid, threatening the program that currently:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/research\/health\/house-aca-repeal-bill-puts-children-with-disabilities-and-special-health-care-needs\">Covers<\/a>\u00a0almost 40% of children in America and provides exceptional coverage for those with special needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Provides approximately\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/childrens-hospital-association-ceo-medicaid-cuts-put-kids-in-the-firin-2435922236.html\">half<\/a>\u00a0of the funds that children\u2019s hospitals collect on average.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Serves\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/6\/22\/15855262\/senate-health-bill-victims-hurts-medicaid-poor\">people with disabilities<\/a>\u00a0who rely on the program to help cover their home- and community-based services that allow them to live independently.<\/p>\n<p>* It also would allow for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/khn.org\/news\/promises-made-to-protect-preexisting-conditions-prove-hollow\/\">waivers<\/a>\u00a0of essential health benefits, which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcare.gov\/preventive-care-children\/\">include<\/a>\u00a0pediatric dental and vision care, as well as screenings for autism and vaccinations for diseases like Measles, Whooping Cough or Chickenpox.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2535 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nebraskadem.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nebraska_ACA-call-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nebraskademocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nebraska_ACA-call.png 1024w, https:\/\/nebraskademocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nebraska_ACA-call-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nebraskademocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nebraska_ACA-call-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Buffalo County Democrats meeting that Chair Jane Kleeb attended, a fellow Democrat gave a great suggestion to have us put online info they can use on Facebook, at BBQs to counter misinformation on various topics and to write letters to the editor of your local papers. 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