From OFA: An update about healthcare reform

From our member Linda Traynor comes this, an update from Organizing for America (OFA) on the status of the recently passed Affordable Care Act, that healthcare-reform bill for which we all burned up shoe leather and phone lines to ensure passage. According to OFA, implementation of the first phase represents a new opportunity to convince the skeptics. From OFA:

A new bill of rights for patients is starting to take effect, and the worst abuses of the insurance industry are coming to an end. As the President recently announced, the Patient's Bill of Rights will ban rescission of coverage, stop discrimination against children with pre-existing conditions, and place restrictions on annual limits.

This is an incredibly important first step for reform, and we need your help. We've put together an information sheet that breaks down exactly what the Patient's Bill of Rights does. To start spreading the word in your own community, print it out and pass it along to your friends, post in your local coffee shop and grocery store, or bring it along with you when going door-to-door.

For more information, visit the Organizing for America healthcare issue website at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/benefitsofreform?source=issues.