In Rep. Boccieri’s district, the health care reform bill will:
- Improve coverage for 414,000 residents with health insurance.
- Give tax credits and other assistance to up to 167,000 families and 13,200 small businesses to help them afford coverage.
- Improve Medicare for 111,000 beneficiaries, including closing the donut hole.
- Extend coverage to 38,500 uninsured residents.
- Guarantee that 9,800 residents with pre-existing conditions can obtain coverage.
- Protect 1,700 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs.
- Allow 49,000 young adults to obtain coverage on their parents’ insurance plans.
- Reduce the cost of uncompensated care for hospitals and other health care providers by $56 million annually.
