Health Care Reform - Fact vs. Fiction
The Senate Special Committee on Aging has a responsibility to represent the concerns of America’s seniors. Your representatives in Congress have been working for months to put together a plan for health reform. Though progress has been steady, as of August, there are still several proposals in flux. Please be aware that Congress has not yet formulated one bill, and that no final decisions have been made about what will be included in health reform.
Nevertheless, there are countless rumors swirling about "the health care bill,” many of which are meant to scare older Americans. These myths are being spread by the very people who profit from our current system, and who benefit from the skyrocketing costs you pay for health care. A good rule of thumb is that if it sounds too ridiculous to be true, it probably is. This document has been prepared by the Senate Special Committee on Aging to set the record straight:
Health Care Reform: FACT VS. FICTION
Other good resources for facts on health care reform:
HealthReform.gov: America's Seniors and Health Insurance Reform
Kaiser Family Foundation factsheet: Side-by-side comparisons of proposals
Kaiser Family Foundation factsheet: Changes to Medicare and Medicaid
Kaiser Family Foundation's Health Reform Page
Another good website on rumor vs. fact in the health reform debate: