Republican attack ad distorts health care facts to scare Nevadans

Republican attack ad distorts health care facts to scare Nevadans

HENDERSON, NV – In the latest of a long line of misleading attacks against Dina Titus, the National Republican Congressional Committee is seeking to scare Nevadans by distorting the facts about health care reform. “From day one, Republicans and insurance companies have tried to mislead Nevadans with scare tactics and outright lies about the real impact of health care reform, and this attack ad is no different,” Titus spokesman Andrew Stoddard said.  “Health care reform provides billions of dollars in tax credits to small businesses and individuals to help them afford health insurance, while looking out for seniors by closing the prescription drug donut hole, extending the solvency of Medicare, and strengthening Medicare Advantage.” As a result of health care reform, small businesses in Nevada and around the country will receive $40 billion in tax credits to help them afford the cost of providing health insurance for their employees.  Approximately 30,000 Nevada businesses will qualify for these tax credits.  Nevada families will also benefit through better access to care and lower costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services office of the Actuary projected that by 2019 the impact of health care reform will cut overall health spending by 9 percent for insured individuals. Nevada seniors will greatly benefit from a number of key provisions in the health care bill. Health care reform cuts $500 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse – not benefits.  In the last year alone, improper Medicare payments that were discovered totaled more than $450 million. As a result of reform, the solvency of the Medicare Trust fund is extended by nine years to help ensure Medicare can cover all Americans as they get older.  Health care reform puts an end to the prescription drug donut hole, beginning with $250 checks for seniors who fall into the donut hole this year.  In addition, seniors on Medicare Advantage will see improved care thanks to new consumer protections that ensure Medicare Advantage plans do not charge higher out-of-pocket expenses than traditional Medicare.  Reform will also ensure that payments to Medicare Advantage are spent on providing health care, not on overhead and profit.