Political Quotes

“2 years ago this week, President Obama signed into law the affordable care act. This landmark act will extend health insurance coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans in the next few years. Reform based on good-quality and affordable health insurance, talked about for decades, is finally becoming a reality. Over 15 months, Congress debated and then passed the most sweeping and comprehensive reforms to improve the everyday lives of every American since Congress passed Medicare in 1965. It was an arduous process, but in the end this achievement proved that change is possible and that the voices of so many Americans who over the years have called on their leaders to act have finally been heard. Americans are already beginning to see some of the benefits of insurance reform. Seniors on Medicare who have high-cost prescriptions are starting to receive help when trapped within a coverage gap known as the ``doughnut hole.'' The affordable care act completely closes the coverage gap by 2020, and the new law makes it easier for seniors to afford prescription drugs in the meantime. In 2010, more than 7000 Vermonters received a $250 rebate to help cover the cost of their prescription drugs when they hit the doughnut hole. Last year, nearly 6800 Vermonters with Medicare received a 50-percent discount on their covered brand-name prescriptions, resulting in an average savings of $714 per person.…”