{"id":6803,"date":"2010-04-07T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-highlights-immediate-benefits-of-health-care-reform-at-ohsu\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:21","slug":"merkley-highlights-immediate-benefits-of-health-care-reform-at-ohsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-highlights-immediate-benefits-of-health-care-reform-at-ohsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley destaca los beneficios inmediatos de la reforma de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica en OHSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Portland, Oreg\u00f3n \u2013<\/strong> El senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, visit\u00f3 la Universidad de Ciencias de la Salud de Oreg\u00f3n (OHSU) el mi\u00e9rcoles para celebrar la aprobaci\u00f3n de la ley de reforma de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y discutir c\u00f3mo beneficiar\u00e1 a las familias y propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas de Oreg\u00f3n. A Merkley se unieron varios habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n que compartieron historias sobre c\u00f3mo les afectar\u00e1 la nueva ley de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&quot;La nueva ley de reforma de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica es una gran victoria para las familias y las empresas que han visto aumentar los costos de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica a\u00f1o tras a\u00f1o tras a\u00f1o&quot;, dijo Merkley. \u201cLos habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n que est\u00e1n hoy aqu\u00ed conmigo representan a los millones de personas que se beneficiar\u00e1n de un sistema de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica mejorado con reformas de seguros muy necesarias y apoyo para las familias y las peque\u00f1as empresas. Estas mejoras crear\u00e1n un Estados Unidos m\u00e1s saludable\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Aunque algunas partes de la ley de reforma de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica no entran en vigor hasta dentro de varios a\u00f1os, los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n ver\u00e1n numerosos beneficios de inmediato.<\/p>\n<p>Las mejoras a corto plazo del sistema de atenci\u00f3n de salud incluyen varios elementos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las peque\u00f1as empresas recibir\u00e1n cr\u00e9ditos fiscales para ayudar a pagar el seguro m\u00e9dico de sus empleados;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Las compa\u00f1\u00edas de seguros ya no pueden imponer l\u00edmites de por vida a los beneficios del seguro m\u00e9dico;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A partir de mediados de 2010, los j\u00f3venes pueden permanecer en los planes de seguro de sus padres hasta los 26 a\u00f1os;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Las compa\u00f1\u00edas de seguros est\u00e1n obligadas a cubrir los servicios preventivos y las vacunas;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Las compa\u00f1\u00edas de seguros no pueden dar de baja a los residentes de Oreg\u00f3n si se enferman; y<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A partir de mediados de 2010, las compa\u00f1\u00edas de seguros no pueden negar cobertura a ni\u00f1os porque tienen una condici\u00f3n preexistente.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La ley de reforma de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica tambi\u00e9n cierra el \u201cper\u00edodo sin cobertura\u201d de Medicare que obliga a las personas mayores a pagar el precio completo de sus medicamentos recetados en la brecha entre el l\u00edmite de cobertura inicial y el umbral de cobertura catastr\u00f3fica. El proyecto de ley proporciona un reembolso de $250 a las personas mayores en el per\u00edodo sin cobertura en 2010, instituye un descuento del 50 por ciento en medicamentos de marca en el per\u00edodo sin cobertura en 2011 y luego cierra gradualmente el per\u00edodo sin cobertura por completo.\u00ac<\/p>\n<p>El senador Merkley incluy\u00f3 una disposici\u00f3n en la ley de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica que garantiza que las nuevas madres tengan el tiempo y el espacio para amamantar en el trabajo. Esta secci\u00f3n de la ley de reforma de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica se basa en una ley similar en Oreg\u00f3n y entrar\u00e1 en vigor tan pronto como el Departamento de Trabajo redacte e implemente la norma.<\/p>\n<p>Junto al senador Merkley en OHSU estuvieron varios residentes de Oregon que compartieron c\u00f3mo sus peque\u00f1as empresas y familias se beneficiar\u00e1n de la nueva ley de reforma de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Thornburg es el propietario de Winterbloom, una empresa de paisajismo en Tigard. Phil tiene siete empleados y ha estado pagando el 100 por ciento de sus primas de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Este importante gasto ha puesto a Phil en desventaja competitiva porque la mayor\u00eda de sus competidores no ofrecen este beneficio a los empleados y, por lo tanto, pueden pagar salarios m\u00e1s altos y reducir precios. Los cr\u00e9ditos fiscales para peque\u00f1as empresas dentro de la nueva ley de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica ahora cubrir\u00e1n aproximadamente un tercio de esos costos, lo que permitir\u00e1 a Phil y su empresa competir mejor mientras contin\u00faan brindando una excelente atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica a sus empleados.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Becker es madre de dos hijos, uno de 22 a\u00f1os y otro de 19, quienes ahora ser\u00e1n elegibles para permanecer en el seguro m\u00e9dico de sus padres hasta los 26 a\u00f1os. Los hijos de Nancy han estado preocupados por la dificultad de encontrar atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. seguro despu\u00e9s de la universidad y est\u00e1 buscando empleo. Con la nueva ley de reforma del sistema de salud, tendr\u00e1n algunos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s antes de tener que proporcionar su propio seguro.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando Bethy Annsa volvi\u00f3 a trabajar despu\u00e9s del nacimiento de su hija, tuvo la suerte de tener la comodidad de extraerse leche materna en una sala de lactancia de su lugar de trabajo. Afortunadamente, Bethy estaba protegida por una ley de Oreg\u00f3n que exige que los empleadores proporcionen descansos para que las nuevas madres se extraigan leche y la asist\u00eda un empleador que valora a sus empleadas lactantes y las contribuciones que hacen. Sin embargo, no todas las madres primerizas han contado con este tipo de apoyo. La enmienda del senador Merkley a la nueva ley de reforma sanitaria har\u00e1 que historias como la de Bethy sean la norma en todo el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Taylor acaba de entrar en el \u201cper\u00edodo sin cobertura\u201d de Medicare en julio de 2009 y sinti\u00f3 los efectos de inmediato. Por ejemplo, el precio de Lipitor aument\u00f3 de $29,00 a $120,31 y el precio de Advair aument\u00f3 de $29,00 a $199,02. Ninguno de estos medicamentos tiene una versi\u00f3n gen\u00e9rica y los costos suponen una enorme carga financiera para las personas mayores como Bill.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland, OR &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley visited Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) Wednesday to celebrate the passage of the health care reform law and discuss how it will benefit Oregon families and small business owners.&nbsp; Merkley was joined by several Oregonians who shared stories about how the new health care law will affect them. 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