There are certainly flaws in ACA and I have long been an advocate of the single payer system. But that isn’t on the table right now. Indeed, given the GOP’s inability to present an alternative to the ACA that they have voted to repeal 69 times, the alternative to ACA for now is really nothing. Zip. So we need to fight for ACA.  The bullets at the bottom of this page are from the Obamacare website, including both speaking points and links to more information for each issue.

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s staff has said that what will help most is to call the five Republican senators who have broken away from the GOP to demand a slow down of the repeal. Tell them how much you appreciate their efforts to stop the train wreck, and share your story:

• Senator Bob Corker – (202) 224-3344 • Tennessee
• Senator Lisa Murkowski – (202) 224-6665 • Alaska
• Senator Rob Portman – (202) 224-3353 • Ohio
• Senator Susan Collins – (202) 224-2523 • Maine
• Senator Bill Cassidy – (202) 224-5824 • Louisiana

So get on the phone and, especially important, share this link with any friends or family you may have in the five states above. Get them calling.  And calling.  And calling.

ObamaCare offers a number of new benefits, rights, and protections:

• Letting young adults stay on their parents’ plan until 26
• Stopping insurance companies from denying you coverage or charging you more based on health status
• Stopping insurance companies from dropping you when you are sick or if you make an honest mistake on your application
• Preventing gender discrimination
• Stopping insurance companies from imposing unjustified rate hikes
• Doing away with life-time and annual dollar limits
• Giving you the right to a rapid appeal of insurance company decisions
• Expanding coverage to tens of millions by subsidizing health insurance costs through the Health Insurance Marketplaces (HealthCare.Gov and the state-run Marketplaces)
• Expanding Medicaid to millions in states that chose to expand the program
• Providing tax breaks to small businesses for offering health insurance to their employees
• Requiring large businesses to insure employees
• Requiring all insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions
• Making CHIP easier for kids to get
• Improving Medicare for seniors
• Ensuring all plans cover minimum benefits like limits on cost sharing and ten essential benefits including free preventive care, OB-GYN services with no referrals, free birth control, and coverage for emergency room visits out-of-network