Janice Schakowsky: “Here is what my constituent Laurel wrote me from Wilmette, Illinois: Thank you. I am tired of all this bellyaching about…”

“Here is what my constituent Laurel wrote me from Wilmette, Illinois: Thank you. I am tired of all this bellyaching about health care, so I want to share our story. We are small business owners and have a very expensive policy for our two employees, but we have been stuck with that approach because my husband and one of our kids has asthma and are therefore uninsurable. Our health care broker just sent us all the health care information for the next year, and our yearly costs will go down if we switch to one of the ObamaCare options in Illinois. Although we don't qualify for subsidies, it is cheaper in all scenarios. In fact, if our usage is similar to what it was the last 3 years, our costs go down 20 percent. The policy is better. Everyone in our family is now insurable. My kids who are still under 21 may be able to get dental insurance, and the out-of-pocket maximum is lowered if someone really gets sick. Wow. She says: These savings don't include the benefit of the no- deductible checkups and preventive drug benefits, which have already saved us $1800 this year. Our health care broker and his partner are signing up for ObamaCare options themselves. She says: I would like to know what all those Republican grandstanders who have blocked action at every turn and are now wringing their hands have done for me lately.”