"Look everyone! I've figured it out! I can list reasons not to oppose Obamacare!"
It appears there is some news to report: Via Instagram, Darrell Issa has managed to come up with reasons not to oppose the Affordable Healthcare Act:
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And as a result, Issa has gotten quite a lot of feedback from his fans on Instagram:
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litschick: You rock!!!
wanda732005: True, same here.
iron_queen: I wish I could like this more than once.
gangofnosuit: This is awesome
scoia91: This is gold
fitzblits: One of the many reasons why you're my favorite congressman
betsyyoung19: I always knew you had a sense of humor!!!
barbieitsken: Haha this is great
lidsamy: love you Mr. Chairman !
bailey_gbamerica: There are smart people in California? Wow
stephenrwray: I see you're using the same argument as the Obama Administration... Liked this post.
cynthialanette: LOL. Nice! And the look on your face is priceless.
ltyner12: Perfect!!
Charming. Well, maybe we ought to provide information for Issa and his followers in case their "conservative" mindsets care to open up and process some insight.
An August 14, 2013 blog post on the White House website by Ari Matusiak, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Private Sector Engagement, provides information on how the Affordable Healthcare Act helps small businesses:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/...
SHOP Marketplaces: Currently, small businesses face premiums that are on average 18% higher than large businesses. On October 1, 2013, the new Small Business Health Insurance Options Program (SHOP) Marketplaces will be open for businesses, and small employers in every state will be able to shop for health coverage on a competitive marketplace, that brings unprecedented transparency to the market and gives small businesses the same purchasing clout as big businesses.
Reducing Administrative Complexity: SHOP Marketplaces include web portals that provide standardized, easy-to-understand information that will make comparing and purchasing coverage easier, and will simplify the administrative challenges that businesses often face when offering plans. Visit www.HealthCare.gov to learn more about the SHOP Marketplace and to get ready for open enrollment.
New Tax Credits: The small business tax credit helps small businesses afford the cost of healthcare coverage for their employees, and is already helping qualifying small businesses offset the cost of insurance by up to 35%. In 2014, this tax credit goes up to 50% and is available to qualified small businesses who obtain coverage through the SHOP Marketplace.
Improved Risk Pooling: The new SHOP Marketplaces will allow small groups to pool risks and reduce administrative complexity, thereby increasing their purchasing power and reducing costs for small businesses that want to provide coverage to their workers. Business can enroll starting on October 1, 2013, through their brokers, or directly through the SHOP Marketplace. Stay connected to the latest information on the Marketplaces by going to www.HealthCare.gov.
Workplace Wellness: The Affordable Care Act creates new incentives to promote workplace wellness programs and encourages employers to take more opportunities to support healthier workplaces. Effective for plan years after January 1, 2014, final rules allow the maximum reward to employers using a health-contingent wellness program to increase from 20 percent to 30 percent of the cost of health coverage, and the maximum reward for programs designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use will be as much as 50 percent.
Oh and look at this from the Bradenton Herald! 10 million Hispanics are expected to benefit from the Affordable Healthcare Act as far as health insurance:
http://www.bradenton.com/...
Some 10 million Hispanics stand to gain health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and Spanish-language media network Univisión is positioning itself as a direct path to this potentially lucrative market.
WellPoint and other Blues insurers in six states, including Florida, have signed deals with Univisión for undisclosed sums to be the exclusive health insurance sponsor of the network's Peabody-award winning health initiative, Salud Es Vida, which means Health Is Life.
"The initial concept that we had for the Univisión health insurance center is for it to feel as though you're walking into a Florida Blue retail center," says Steve Snell, vice president of enterprise marketing for Florida Blue. "Our goal first and foremost is awareness. A lot of folks who are currently uninsured may never have signed up for insurance before."
The deals include a special plan-sponsored Univisión website able to connect Hispanics with coverage on the online markets, or exchanges, that will serve individuals beginning in October. But it's a path that could take a detour around competitors offering plans: Because of a little-known rule proposed by the administration in June, customers will be able to buy their subsidized ObamaCare insurance directly from the insurer.
And this article in ChicoER points out the benefits of the Affordable Healthcare Act as it applies to seniors:
http://www.chicoer.com/...
"There has been a misconception that the Affordable Care Act is going to take away benefits from people with Medicare, and it isn't going to," said Tatiana Fassieux, program manager at Passages.
Instead of cutting basic Medicare benefits, it improves them, she said.
According to the National Council on Aging, prescription drug costs will lessen because the coverage gap — better known as the "donut hole" — for those with Part D plans will be slowly phased out by 2020.
"Ideally, what's going to happen is on a general basis nationally people won't have to spend more than 25 percent for their prescriptions, so that was one aspect of the Affordable Care Act," Fassieux said.
Medicare beneficiaries will also benefit from more preventative care, such as cancer and diabetes screening, according to the National Council on Aging. A free annual wellness visit allows the beneficiary and doctor to develop a prevention plan to keep the patient healthy. Patients can also get free vaccines.
"Preventative care is what saves money," Fassieux said.
Anyway, I could go on and on but the point being is, Issa's Instagram photo is a joke and to me, it shows what I consider to be low attention span of people who either decide not to learn new information or just simply believe we shouldn't give a damn about others around us.
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I guess you can't convince a man who didn't allow Sandra Fluke to testify, who ripped U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder many times at Congressional hearings when every time the Inspector General saw no evidence of wrongdoing on Holder's part, who has turned the IRS investigation into a political witch hunt and who continues the pointless Benghazi investigation.
I'd like to see how Mr. Issa handles himself in a town hall like this one which Rep. Daniel Webster was a part of:
If you can't stand to hear more of Darrell Issa's antics, keep the San Diego County Democratic Party busy since they're the most local and active Democratic Party nearby Darrell Issa's area of residence (not to mention his local office).
Make sure you mark down this information and pass it on to others for firing up the base in California's 49th Congressional District if you want to target Issa for re-election and get voter registration drives going. If you can find someone in the CA-49 who can run against Issa in 2014, the more the merrier:
San Diego County Democratic Party Website: http://www.sddemocrats.org/
Address: 8340 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Suite 10 San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (858) 277-3367
Fax: (858) 571-0275
E-mail: info@sddemocrats.org
Contact Form: http://www.sddemocrats.org/...
Oh and don't forget, the DCCC could use some action as well: (202) 863-1500