House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 0:27:20 to 0:30:50
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James E. Clyburn: insurance. vote no on the bill and yes on the republican substitute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, i'm pleased at ld three minutes to the majority whip of the house of representatives, mr. clyburn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognize three minutes. mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker.

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Speech By: James E. Clyburn

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James E. Clyburn: and i thank chairman waxman for yielding me the time. today m thinking about a woman from south carolina. a few months ago during the august break, i participated in a talk video program on health reform. and a gentleman called in to tell me his heart care was great and he didn't want me or the government to mess with it. i explained to him that our plan

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James E. Clyburn: was about choice, bringing down costs and providing quality care. but the ne the heart of the matter. she said, of course he likes his heart insurance. it's probably because he's never tried tose it. she explained that she had

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James E. Clyburn: recently been diagnosed with her coverage until she tried to use it. she said that had she -- when she began to get treatment she was dropped from her insurance coverage. mr. speaker, that's why we're here today, to respond to that caller and others who have

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James E. Clyburn: asked, what in this plan -- when this bill's signed into law, reforms wl immediately occur. among them are beginning to close increasing medare part d coverage by $500. increased funding for community health centers, doubling the

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James E. Clyburn: number of patients seen over five years. . access for the unsured with pre-existingonditions to a temporary insurance program. we are calling it a high-risk pool.

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James E. Clyburn: from the date of enactment and until the exchange insurers will be prohibitefrom dropping your coverage if you get sick. from the date of enactment cobra health insurance coverage will be extended until the exchange is available, and displaced workers could have affordable

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James E. Clyburn: coverage. from the date of hinder price gouges with sunshine requirements on insurance companies to disclose insurae rate increases. now after 2013 when the mandate for coverage and the exchange

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James E. Clyburn: are in place, you'll see three additional protections. no more co-pays for routine checkups and preventive care. no lifetime or yearly caps on what insurance companies will cover. there will be yearly caps in

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James E. Clyburn: your out-of-pocket expenses, and as has been said so often, there will be an end to discrimination because of pre-exising -- pre-existing conditions like die by tees, heart disease, or cancer. mr. speaker, these are just 1