Boucher’s district needs reform
The news is abuzz with the upcoming vote in the House of Representatives on the final health reform bill. Many Virginians are curious about what health reform means for them. Below is a summary of what health reform will mean for folks in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District, represented by Congressman Rick Boucher:
- Improve coverage for 361,000 residents with health insurance.
- Give tax credits and other assistance to up to 203,000 families and 12,200 small businesses to help them afford coverage.
- Improve Medicare for 134,000 beneficiaries, including closing the donut hole.
- Extend coverage to 48,500 uninsured residents.
- Guarantee that 10,800 residents with pre-existing conditions can obtain coverage.
- Protect 800 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs.
- Allow 55,000 young adults to obtain coverage on their parents’ insurance plans.
- Provide millions of dollars in new funding for 44 community health centers.
- Reduce the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and other health care providers by $59 million annually.
Hannah Anderson from Christiansburg VA writes movingly about health reform:
Moral principles of major world faiths consistently declare that people should not be simply left to suffer because they cannot afford a basic necessity. Just as those without money to pay for food should not be left to starve, those without health care insurance should not be made to suffer physically and financially.
Call Congressman Boucher now and ask him to vote in favor of health care reform: 202-225-3861
