Medicaid

Nasty insurance surprises might be a thing of the past!  As of today, The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to provide new forms that make deciphering and comparing insurance policies less of a headache.

Romney 2012:

DNC Video: Romney's Sorry Sunday

Check out the rest of Mitt Romney's "Worst Week in Washington" here:

Alfre Woodard shares why she supports President Obama and what he's done for women—like passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act and signing the Affrordable Care Act.

Romney thinks more than half of senior citizens don't "care for their lives." We talked with Americans who disagree. Share this: http://OFA.BO/gxQWyv Tweet this: http://OFA.BO/qQHNYa

This is what happens when your plan is to turn Medicare into a voucher system, and repeal Obamacare:

Paul Ryan: The First step to a stronger Medicare, is to repeal Obamacare
Audience: Boo!

Paul Ryan: Because it represents the worst of both worlds
Audience: Boo!
Paul Rayn: I had a feeling there would be mixed reactions, so let me get into it

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's plans for Medicare: Boo!

Voiceover: "It's true, Mitt Romney will replace Medicare's guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. The Romney-Ryan plan could raise senior's costs up to $6,400 a year. While under President Obama: a 75% increase in health-care fraud prosecutions, lowering senior's Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs.

Allen West voted for Paul Ryan's plan that would "essentially end Medicare" and leave seniors at the mercy of the insurance industry.
Seniors would pay sixty four hundred dollars a year more ... While millionaires get more tax cuts.
Behind Allen West's talk? A plan that ends Medicare and "overwhelmingly benefits the rich."

Ben LaBolt: President Obama Strengthened Medicare, Romney Would Turn it into Vouchers

By Steve Brown

When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in March 2010, its authors had states like Texas in mind.

Texas is unique in that it’s the only state that has the most advanced, but least accessible medical systems in the nation (if not world).

The number of uninsured Texans has overwhelmed our healthcare infrastructure and economics for the last two decades.

The ACA reduces skyrocketing health costs by increasing access to health insurance. By doing so, the uninsured would be able to receive quality preventive care to help them manage and early diagnose chronic illness instead of receiving expensive primary care in emergency rooms. The costs associated with uncompensated care are paid for by local tax payers, employers and the insured. One emergency room visit by an uninsured patient costs $1300. Multiply that by 5 million uninsured Texans, and you’ve just stumbled upon Texas’ Health Care crisis.

All Texans would benefit from health care reform – and that includes Texas businesses.