From U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), editorial comment below:
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Folks,Just wanted to make sure you saw that it’s open enrollment season! If you want to check your options for coverage through the federal marketplace, you can do so here.There are a few critical deadlines coming up: if you need coverage that starts Jan. 1, the deadline to enroll is Thursday, Dec. 15. Otherwise, the final deadline for open enrollment is Jan. 15.I’ve worked hard during my time in Congress to make sure that health care is accessible and affordable. In the last year alone, I’ve been proud to work on expanding telehealth, lowering premiums, funding mobile health units, and capping prescription drug costs.I’m also proud to announce that thanks to our work to pass the Inflation Reduction Act and state-level actiobn, Virginia has seen the biggest premium decreases for 2023 of all 33 states that participate in the federal marketplace. That means more money in your pocket, month after month.The Inflation Reduction Act was a huge investment in keeping health care costs low. It contained seismic achievements like capping insulin at $35/month for those on Medicare starting on Jan. 1. As the father of type 1 diabetic, I know firsthand how costs have skyrocketed for this essential drug. I’m glad we got it done for our nation’s seniors, and I hope we can extend it for all who rely on insulin soon.Ultimately, we’ve made progress towards lowering health care costs, but a lot more needs to be done. I’ll keep fighting to keep your costs low. If you ever want to share your thoughts about health care or any other issue that’s important to you, you can send me an email any time using the form on my Senate website. You can also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
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Editorial comment: Health care is what people do for themselves by meeting their bodies' needs for exercise, rest, the right food, staying out of traffic accidents, avoiding glyphosate, etc. When we fail to take adequate care of our own health, we turn to medical care for help, and the Senator is notifying us that he just walked into a trap designed to make the cost of medical care much more expensive by allowing medical care providers to rely on medical insurance. Because it involves spending the money of other people whom neither doctors nor patients know very well, or like very much, medical insurance makes it seem as if doctors could charge whatever fees they like and just coin their own private money supply. This is not good news for patients even if the Senator, due no doubt to reading too much material from one side, imagines that it is. He remains in my thoughts and prayers.
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