The Mikulski for Senate campaign announced a new ad, “Pre-existing,” will begin airing on Washington and Baltimore Metropolitan Area TV stations today.
The ad highlights how Senator Mikulski stood up to insurance companies during health care reform to end punitive practices that deny women coverage based on their gender.
Under the new health care reform law Senator Mikulski fought to pass, women will no longer be charged 40 percent more for the same health insurance as men, domestic violence will no longer be treated as a pre-existing condition and women will have access to mammograms with no additional co-pays or deductibles.
“I’m proud to say I got the law changed so simply being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition,” Senator Mikulski said.
(Baltimore, MD) — Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-7) will receive an award Saturday evening, at the “Art of Health Care: A Vision for our Future Gala.” The award honors Cummings’ commitment to ensuring all Marylanders have access to quality health care.
Dave Shippee, CEO of Chase Brexton, will present the award to Congressman Cummings. Tom Miller, Baltimore artist and former Chase Brexton patient, will also receive an award posthumously. Miller died from complications of AIDS in 2000.
“Tom Miller was diagnosed with AIDS in 1989, at a time when the treatment for that disease was not nearly as effective as it is today,” said Cummings. “Tom lived another 11 years, creating the art that was his life, brightening the lives of so many people in Baltimore. His life is a testimony to what healthcare can do in our state and in our country. I am honored to receive this award, and I will continue to fight to make sure that every Marylander has the opportunity to receive the same healthcare opportunities that Tom Miller had.”
WHAT: Award honoring Congressman Elijah E. Cummings’ commitment to quality healthcare, at The Art of Health Care: A Vision for our Future Gala
WHERE: American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD
WHEN: Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) pushed back against Republican attacks today by stating that health care reform will actually significantly expand coverage and lower costs for seniors.
“Health reform will benefit our nation’s seniors by strengthening Medicare, closing the “donut hole” to lower seniors’ prescription drug costs, and improving the coordination and quality of care,” stated Congresswoman Edwards. “Reform will also expand home and community-based services to offer people the option to stay in their own homes and out of nursing centers.”
Each year, 3,700 beneficiaries in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District enter the Part D donut hole and are forced to pay full price for prescription drugs. Under the Democrats health reform plan, these beneficiaries will receive a $250 rebate in 2010, 50% discounts on brand name drugs beginning in 2011, and complete closure of the donut hole within a decade. A typical beneficiary who enters the donut hole will see savings of over $700 in 2011 and over $3,000 by 2020.
“Health care reform builds on 44 years of strong democratic support for Medicare,” said Congresswoman Edwards. “When we pass this legislation, seniors can be assured that reform will reduce costs, improve their quality of care, and protect Medicare for theirs and future generations. Seniors have always counted on the staunch support of Medicare from Democrats, and they can do so once more when it comes to health care reform.”
In total, 71,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the 4th Congressional District will experience improved coverage.
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