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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in the hours before passage of health care reform:

Our efforts made a difference in this fight:

  • Union members made more than 4 million phone calls.
  • Our leaders made 10,000 phone calls and visits.
  • Working America talked to more than 210,000 people.
   
  • Tax credits for small businesses
  • Drug help for seniors
  • Coverage for pre-existing conditions
   
  • All kids get covered
  • Can't get dropped if
    you get sick
  • No more lifetime limits
  • Children can stay on until 26
     
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  • Premium payment reformed (80%-85% for medical care)
  • Free Medicare preventative care
 

 
     
  • Total ban on pre-existing condition denials
  • Health exchanges open
  • End to annual limits on benefits

Source: The Rachel Maddow Show

 
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