Health Reform Office Hours with Nancy-Ann DeParle 3/19/12

Two years ago, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act – legislation to improve our health care system – into law. As we look back on two years of progress, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Deputy Chief of Staff and former Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, answered questions about the Affordable Care Act.

  1. Hey everyone. Nancy-Ann here ready to take your questions on health care. Ask now with #WHchat
  2. When will small businesses start getting rebates from health insurers because of the 80/20 "value for premiums" guarantee? #WHChat
  3. Hi @mainstreetweets rebates for small biz and people whose insurers don't spend 80% of your premiums on health care start this summer!
  4. Is there a way to accelerate the date that all will have health care with the new law?? #WHChat @whitehouse
  5. .@ItaliaRep --unfortunately, no but some benefits available now--no lifetime limits, no pre-ex for kids, free prevention coverage #whchat
  6. What are the chances that the program will be overturned? #WHChat #GOP #DEM
  7. .@SST_Tech We're confident the law will be upheld. It's already making a huge difference, helping people. http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=4313&intNumPerPage=10&checkDate=&checkKey=&srchType=1&numDays=3500&srchOpt=0&srchData=&keywordType=All&chkNewsType=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5&intPage=&showAll=&pYear=&year=&desc=&cboOrder=date #whchat
  8. What is the commitment to cover preventive care & alternative medicine? Better health, lower medical costs-sounds like a no-brainer #WHChat
  9. .@kdesai1 The law already makes preventive services like mammograms free for Medicare and tens of millions in private plans #whchat
  10. How will the exchange make it easier to enroll the members of my family in health coverage? #WHChat
  11. .@shiksa_nose Exchanges will make it easier to compare benefits & prices & give you choices like members of Congress have #whchat
  12. What cost controls are there to prevent insurers from raising premiums as much as they like yr to yr? #WHChat @WHLive
  13. .@barkway Insurers must spend 80% of premiums on medical care or pay you rebates #whchat
  14. @WHLive What would be the impact of states being unable to set up their exchanges by 2014? Many are waiting for the Supreme Court. #WHChat
  15. .@adamlbarr Everyone will have access to Exchanges in 2014. if State not ready, Federal govt will run in partnership #whchat
  16. How are you going to ensure that ALL students, regardless of what school they attend, will have birth control covered? #whchat
  17. .@rizzz Law requires free prevention incl birth control, students will have access, religious orgs and univs won't pay for coverage #whchat
  18. #WHChat what help for medicare will there be in this new plan
  19. .@doughbo1000 Free prevention, lower drug costs, higher quality, less waste, fraud & abuse #whchat
  20. Thanks for your questions, have to run. Come back on Friday for another #WHChat on #hcr & learn more: wh.gov/healthreform -Nancy-Ann

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