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Defend the American Dream Fundraiser

Commemorate this year’s Fight for Worker Rights.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

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Health Care Reform: What We Won

ICAN's efforts were instrumental in winning an historic victory with passage of the Affordable Health Care Act. This victory will loosen the insurance industry's stranglehold on the American health care system. But, what exactly did we win?

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Iowa Main Street Alliance

Providing a Public Policy Voice for Small Business.

The Main Street Alliance has a big vision for small business. We are dedicated to giving a new voice to small business on issues that effect us.

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Calculate Your New Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

One of the health reform package’s benefits for small businesses that takes effect immediately: a new health care tax credit to help small businesses save on insurance costs.

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Jobs for America Now

The United States faces the worst unemployment crisis of the last 70 years, with 15 million people unemployed, one-third of whom have been jobless for over six months. That is why ICAN is making jobs and economic recovery a top priority this year.

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Wall Street Reform

What We've Won and Lost

Nearly two years after Wall Street crashed our economy, and after a year of work, the House and Senate are finally ready to vote on a comprehensive package of Wall Street reforms.

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Key Implementation Benchmarks of Senate Bill

Access to high-risk pools, regardless of pre-existing health conditions.
Small business tax credits to assist small, low-wage firms purchase health insurance for employees.
Immediate elimination of pre-existing condition exclusions for children.
Prohibition on rescissions and restrictions on lifetime and annual benefit limits.
First dollar coverage of preventive services in individual and group coverage.
Extension of dependent health coverage to children up to age 26.
Reduction in the cost of early-retiree coverage with a temporary reinsurance program.

Health plans must begin reporting on the share of premiums that go to medical care and provide rebates when too much of the premium is used for other expenses.
Increased preventive care: A free annual wellness visit will be covered by Medicare and cost-sharing for preventive care will be eliminated. Incentives for Medicaid to expand coverage of evidence-based preventives services.

Additional health care quality improvements: Encouraging integrated care through accountable care organizations, linking provider payment to quality outcomes, and reducing avoidable hospital readmissions.

Health plans adopt simplification procedures to reduce paperwork and administrative burdens.
Limits on health insurance executive compensation.
Additional Medicare HI tax on high-income households.

Insurance market reforms require guaranteed issue and renewal of policies and prohibit discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, health status or gender.
Health insurance exchanges open to serve as a marketplace for consumers to purchase insurance.
Health insurance tax credits begin.
Americans are required to obtain coverage and large employers pay a fine if they do not offer coverage to full-time workers.
Medicaid expands to include everyone with income below 133% FPL.

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