WhiteHouse Posts Obamacare Costs State-by-State

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, in West Virginia:
• 398,000 individuals on private insurance have gained coverage for at least one free preventive health care
service such as a mammogram, birth control, or an immunization in 2011 and 2012. In the first eleven months
of 2013 alone, an additional 206,500 people with Medicare have received at least one preventive service at no
out of pocket cost.
• The up to 800,000 individuals with pre-existing conditions such as asthma, cancer, or diabetes – including up to
91,000 children – will no longer have to worry about being denied coverage or charged higher prices because of
their health status or history.
• Approximately 322,000 West Virginians have gained expanded mental health and substance use disorder
benefits and/or federal parity protections.
• 286,000 uninsured West Virginians will have new health insurance options through Medicaid or private health
plans in the Marketplace.
• As a result of new policies that make sure premium dollars work for the consumer, not just the insurer, in the
past year insurance companies have sent rebates averaging $132 per family to approximately 11,800 consumers.
• In the first ten months of 2013, 32,700 seniors and people with disabilities have saved on average $918 on
prescription medications as the health care law closes Medicare’s so-called “donut hole.”
• 18,000 young adults have gained health insurance because they can now stay on their parents’ health plans until
age 26.
• Individuals no longer have to worry about having their health benefits cut off after they reach a lifetime limit on
benefits, and starting in January, 581,000 West Virginians will no longer have to worry about annual limits,
either.
• Health centers have received $69,715,000 to provide primary care, establish new sites, and renovate existing
centers to expand access to quality health care. West Virginia has approximately 240 health center sites, which
served about 382,000 individuals in 2012.

What Schumer is saying is that thanks to the affordable care act, Republicans took over both houses of Congress.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, in Wisconsin:
• 1,459,000 individuals on private insurance have gained coverage for at least one free preventive health care
service such as a mammogram, birth control, or an immunization in 2011 and 2012. In the first eleven months
of 2013 alone, an additional 461,000 people with Medicare have received at least one preventive service at no
out of pocket cost.
• The up to 2,489,000 individuals with pre-existing conditions such as asthma, cancer, or diabetes – including up
to 310,000 children – will no longer have to worry about being denied coverage or charged higher prices
because of their health status or history.
• Approximately 1,018,000 Wisconsinites have gained expanded mental health and substance use disorder
benefits and/or federal parity protections.
• 497,000 uninsured Wisconsinites will have new health insurance options through Medicaid or private health
plans in the Marketplace.
• As a result of new policies that make sure premium dollars work for the consumer, not just the insurer, in the
past year insurance companies have sent rebates averaging $46 per family to approximately 147,100 consumers.
• In the first ten months of 2013, 58,900 seniors and people with disabilities have saved on average $848 on
prescription medications as the health care law closes Medicare’s so-called “donut hole.”
• 43,000 young adults have gained health insurance because they can now stay on their parents’ health plans until
age 26.
• Individuals no longer have to worry about having their health benefits cut off after they reach a lifetime limit on
benefits, and starting in January, 2,142,000 Wisconsinites will no longer have to worry about annual limits,
either.
• Health centers have received $54,198,000 to provide primary care, establish new sites, and renovate existing
centers to expand access to quality health care. Wisconsin has approximately 100 health center sites, which
served about 299,000 individuals in 2012.

Yes, and? There is politics and there is policy. Don't confuse the two.

The politics is to Gruber the middle class to help the small percentage of uninsured - or fine them. The policy is to Gruber the middle class to help the small percentage of uninsured - or fine them. Both the politics and policy also revolve around keeping the middle class from realizing they've been Grubered.

Your side's been Santorumed for years. That's more contagious than Ebola.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, in Wyoming:
• 136,000 individuals on private insurance have gained coverage for at least one free preventive health care
service such as a mammogram, birth control, or an immunization in 2011 and 2012. In the first eleven months
of 2013 alone, an additional 48,400 people with Medicare have received at least one preventive service at no out
of pocket cost.
• The up to 241,000 individuals with pre-existing conditions such as asthma, cancer, or diabetes – including up to
31,000 children – will no longer have to worry about being denied coverage or charged higher prices because of
their health status or history.
• Approximately 128,000 Wyomingites have gained expanded mental health and substance use disorder benefits
and/or federal parity protections.
• 82,000 uninsured Wyomingites will have new health insurance options through Medicaid or private health plans
in the Marketplace.
• As a result of new policies that make sure premium dollars work for the consumer, not just the insurer, in the
past year insurance companies have sent rebates averaging $284 per family to approximately 8,400 consumers.
• In the first ten months of 2013, 4,700 seniors and people with disabilities have saved on average $711 on
prescription medications as the health care law closes Medicare’s so-called “donut hole.”
• 6,000 young adults have gained health insurance because they can now stay on their parents’ health plans until
age 26.
• Individuals no longer have to worry about having their health benefits cut off after they reach a lifetime limit on
benefits, and starting in January, 196,000 Wyomingites will no longer have to worry about annual limits, either.
• Health centers have received $17,739,000 to provide primary care, establish new sites, and renovate existing
centers to expand access to quality health care. Wyoming has approximately 10 health center sites, which
served about 16,000 individuals in 2012.