Only 14 States, and Washington D. C Have Set Up Their Own Affordable Healthcare (Obamacare) Marketplace Exchanges

 Tell YOUR Congress and Senate to Obey the Law That They Swore an Oath to Uphold

Actual Pros and Cons of "The Affordable Care Act" aka "Obamacare"

 An article by bloomberg.com spells out some pros and cons of what's happening with the Affordable Care Act implementation. http://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/health-insurance-exchanges/  The Republicans attaching defunding, delaying, ans obstructing the Affordable Care Act after is was voted into law by the Congress and the Senate, and upheld by the Supreme Court is nothing more than hurting this country immensely. Shutting down the government, and probably risking the full faith and credit of the United States when the debt ceiling comes up on October 17th is wrong. With the health Exchanges opening yesterday the law is being implemented to help the 30 million Americans who couldn't afford healthcare get it. This is a good for all.

If exchanges work as intended, premiums will fall and more people will obtain insurance. If not, costs could rise, especially for younger customers. A few states started organizing their exchanges early and are predicting success; California said in May that insurers agreed to offer cheaper rates than many had predicted. But the technical hurdles are huge, some states have delayed critical functions and there is much debate over the practical fallout.

Healthcare Costs Have Been Rising at a Much Slower Rate Since The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) Has Been Law

 Healthcare costs were rising at about 12% a year, with the Affordable Care Act being made law in 2010 costs have risen much slower, about 4% a year. Since healthcare is such a large part of the non-defense expenditures this is good. Yet there is a small, bet very well-backed faction in our Congress that is hell bent on blocking the law from being implemented. There is a tremendous amount of money being spent ti discourage young people from signing up on the exchanges, to get affordable health insurance plans because they know that for the law to work we need young people to sign up.

People Must Learn What The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare)Does and Does NOT Do

 People need to learn what the Affordable Care Act is all about. It is discouraging when a talk show like Jimmy Kimmel Live asks people about the Affordable Care Act, and Obamacare, and many people are dead set against "Obamacare" but like the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. They are the same exact thing people! When some people are asked if they are for the Affordable Care Act, or, Obamacare many say they are against it, However, when asked about specific things in the law, they are 100% for them. For instance; when asked if young people should be able to stay on their parents health insurance plans, they say YES. When asked if insurance companies should be able to drop subscribers, after the subscribers have been paying premiums for years, just because they get sick, they say NO. When asked if insurance companies should be able to deny insurance to anyone with a pre-existing condition, they NO. When asked if the insurance companies should be forced to spend at least 85% of the money they collect for premiums on actual benefits for the insured, instead of boosting their profits and giving their shareholders bigger dividends, and their executives bigger bonuses, they say YES. Well folks, these are all things that the Affordable Care Act have ALREADY DONE!

To get real facts about "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," the actual name of the law, also known as "Obamacare," click on this link http://www.obamacarefacts.com/ .

So, what can I do? 

The Congressmen and Senators have listened to the people before when enough pressure through phone calls and e-mails were made directly to their offices. It has become less so since the Tea Party, and the money behind them, have put pressure on all of the politicians by threatening to run primary campaigns against anyone that doesn't do what they want, as evidence in things like background checks for gun purchases was an issue. Everywhere from 75% to 90% of people in districts told their representatives they were for background checks but the representatives caving to the Tea Party and the NRA voted against what the people wanted. But the people putting pressure on the representatives is still the best way to try to get the Congress and the Senate to do what we want.

Get Involved For A Better America - YOU CAN Make A Difference

 Contact YOUR Congressmen by using this link http://www.house.gov/representatives/ and your Senators by using this link http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm and tell them that you are for 30 million people who can't afford health insurance getting it, and you are for all of the things mentioned above that the Affordable Care Act has already done. Tell them that you want them to stop worrying about the Tea Party running a primary election against them because YOU will vote them out if they don't start moving forward. We need jobs, we need the infrastructure improved, we need better education and much more. Tell them to stand up to the big money and do their jobs. Remind them that they took an oath to not only uphold the Constitution of the United States, but to uphold it's laws, of which "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," aka "Obamacare," is one of. Make the phone call, send the e-mail, it's really easy with the links above. It CAN make a difference.