Most of the Affordable Care Act won’t take effect for a few years and if court rulings and the 2012 elections go a certain way, it may not take effect at all but there’s already evidence that the reform law is working. It’s making a big difference in providing coverage for young adults;…
joining me now are three people who know how important the decision is. spike dolomite ward. stacie ritter, a mother of two girls who were diagnosed with childhood leukemia. she no longer has to worry they ll be denied coverage because of that preexisting condition. and louisa mcqueeny, the general manager of a small business who supports the affordable care act. thank you all for joining me today. thank you. thank you. thanks for having us. spike, let me start with you. you said in an article in december of last year that this health care law literally saved your life. how are you doing today? well, i m at the end of a very long treatment program for stage three breast cancer. i underwent five months of intensive chemotherapy and then nine days ago iç received a
no, it is, and you made the point, and by the way, we tried to reach miss ward all day, couldn t get on tonight, but she will be on this week. people need to hear from the people that have been affected, and at the end of the day it doesn t matter who is up or down. is the people being served? miss ward is an example of that. congressman dr. jim mcdermott, i want people to know you re a doctor, you re not just talking. you know this profession. thank you for your presence. thank you. i ll be back again. ahead. governor scott walker says the recall effort is all about sour grapes. so why was he praising recalls a year ago? and willard mitt romney is turning his back on the birther king. trump gets dumped. stay with us. you need
writes in the los angeles times a letter apologizing for bashing the health care law. she qualifies for pre-existing conditions in the insurance plan and says it s a life saver. i m reading the letter. she says i m sorry i didn t do enough of my own research to find out what promises the president has made good on. i m sorry i didn t realize that he really has stood up for me and my family and for so many others like us. i m getting a new bumper sticker. it says observe mar cares. this is an op-ed by spike dolomite ward in the l.a. times. people that even were indifferent offer opposed are saying this works and it s working directly for me. you know, al, if i were you, and i were running your show, i would have had miss ward standing here instead of me because she says it all in that