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How Obamacare Affects You

HOW OBAMACARE * AFFECTS YOU 57% of Americans don't know enough about Obamacare to know if they support it or not. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? Despite its 1900+ page length, and 234k words that impact substantive law, the basics of H.R. 3962 aren't hard to grasp. In Comparison : It is twice as long as the Defense Authorization Act of 2010. The entirety of U.S. code is 42 million words, making H.R. 3962 0.5% of all U.S. Code! THE THREE-PRONGED APPROACH: -1- -2- -3- NO MORE EXCLUSION BASED ON PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE "MANDATE": YOU MUST BUY INSURANCE EVEN IF YOU'RE HEALTHY. INSURANCE FOR LOWER-INCOME PURCHASERS IS SUBSIDIZED. WHO IT AFFECTS have insurance through your employer, Medicare, or Medicaid? you will remain largely unaffected by Obamacare. Do you Then 32 MILLION UNDER-SERVED AMERICANS (ROUGHLY 10%) WILL BE INSURED BY OBAMACARE 1. BUSINESSES 96% OF BUSI NESSES WILL NOT BE TAXED AT A HIGHER RATE DUE TO OBAMACARE. Hedge funds that qualify as "small businesses" with the "pass through" clause will be taxed. Not mom and pop shops. • COST BREAKDOWN: Keeping in mind that: - "Affordable insurance" should cost <9.5% of employee income - FTE's = Full Time Equivalent employees, who work 120+ hrs/month. That would translate annually to a per-employee cost of: SALARY $25K $30K $35k $40K $45K $50K INSURANCE $2375 $2850 $3325 $3800 $4275 $4750 UNDER OBAMACARE: <25 FTE BUSINESSES will get tax credits to help with insurance (up to 35% tax breaks) 50+ FTE BUSINESSES must cover 60% of insurance costs, or whatever is required to provide "affordable insurance", or else face a fine of $2000 for every FTE >30. 100 FTE'S OR MORE means you are a small business, and you can purchase plans in an insurance exchange. About one half of America's uninsured are small business owners, employees or their dependents. - Small business owner's premiums jumped from $5,700 in 1999 to $12,700 in 2009 - The percentage of small firms offering coverage fell from 65 to 59 percent during that time. 2.7 2 THE MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED (AND THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID) MEDICAID EXPANSI ON WILL INSURE 50% OF THE NATIONS POOREST UNINSURED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING 90-100% OF THE COST. In one 23-county area of West Texas there is not one physician.1 By incentivizing the care of Medicaid holders gaps in coverage will be decreased. --WHO IS INVOLVED? - Individuals making <133% of the poverty line, or <$14,856 a year. Or, the 21.3 million poorest citizens. - DOCTORS: They will now receive 73% of going rate for procedures for both medicaid and medicare. -- - STATES CAN OPT OUT WI THOUT OBAMACARE LOSING FUNDING This means that if the state you live in opts out, you will still be able to partake in the Federal Insurance Exchange (see "THE MARKETPLACE", below). Currently, 26 states are participating, 1 is leaning towards participation, 4 are pursuing alternative models, 6 are leaning towards not participating, and 13 are not participating. Participating Pursuing Alternative Model Leaning Towards Participating Leaning Towards Not Participating Will Not Participate THE MARKETPLACE OCTOBER 1, 2013: The date when individuals, families, and small businesses can choose from a variety of plans that start January 1, 2014. THE "EXCHANGE" $ MONEY TALK $ will work like a - Discounts offered to individuals making $15,302 to $46,021 annually, families of four: $31,155 to $93,700 travel site, offering different rates and services. - Those under 26 can stay on their parents' insurance plans. Also will offer - Make 400%+ percent of the up-front assistance poverty threshold? Young and healthy? Then your plan will be more expensive. or tax credits for - Not all of these things? Then you qualify for up to 60% reduced pricing. some. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBAMACARE EXCHANGE PLANS 1. Ambulatory patient services 2. Emergency services 3. Hospitalization 4. Maternity and newborn care 5. Mental health & substance use disorder services 6. Prescription drugs 7. Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices 8. Laboratory services 9. Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management 10. Pediatric services, including oral and vision care NEW TAXES INCLUDED IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: 3.8% medicare payroll tax on +"Special needs" children tax break $250k+ earners +10% excise tax on indoor tanning Health Insurer Tax facilities Tax on innovator drug companies based on sales made + $500,000 a year limit for healthcare executives Tax on medical device + $50,000 fee that doesn't account for charitable hospital per manufacturers: 2.3% "community assistance needs." + High Medical Bills tax deduction (for those spending over 10% Annual Gross Income on meds) [4] 5% tax on elected cosmetic surgery 49.9 MILLION AMERICANS WENT WITHOUT INSURANCE IN 2010. THIS NUMBER DROPPED BY 16% IN 2011, AND OBAMACARE IS JUST GETTING STARTED. KNOW THE FACTS AND DECI DE FOR YOURSELF. brought to you by: TopRNtoBSN.com CITATIONS http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/22/poll-most-americans-remain-ignorant-of-obamacare-impacts http://computationallegalstudies.com/2009/11/08/facts-about-the-length-of-h-r-3962/ http://obamacarefacts.com/howdoes-obamacare-work.php http://s3.amazonaws.com/designrelated-images-final/portfolio_file_items/580/79938/original_scaled/transparency.jpg http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-smallbusiness.php http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/opinion/krugman-the-obamacare-shock.html?_r=0 http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacares-médicaid-expansion.php http://jeffduncan.house.gov/full-list-obamacare-tax-hikes http://www.csg.org/knowledgecenter/docs/TIA_PhysicianShortage_Final_screen.pdf http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-facts.php http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-health-insurance-exchange.php

How Obamacare Affects You

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Despite its 1900+ page length, and 234k words that impact substantive law, the basics of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or Obamacare aren't hard to grasp. See how Obamacare aff...

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