"I thought Obamacare provides all that for free". NOPE. Why we STILL need Planned Parenthood
A favorite snarky rightwing talking point is that we don't need Planned Parenthood and that people who use their services can just get them elsewhere, besides Obamacare was supposed to provide all those services for free.
NOPE. And. NOPE.
We need Planned Parenthood. ObamaCare’s expansion of coverage options provides free sexual and reproductive health services, but millions fall in the Medicaid gap in state’s that didn’t expand Medicaid.
Without Planned Parenthood millions of low-income men and women in non-expansion states would have nowhere to turn for reproductive health services, education, and information. Even in states that expanded Medicaid, Planned Parenthood helps both those with and without insurance including those with Marketplace coverage.
The truth is, the role Planned Parenthood plays in our society goes beyond the services a family doctor or hospital can provide. Below we take a look at what Planned Parenthood really does and how ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act) affects things.
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FACT: Planned Parenthood helps people sign up for Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplace as one of it’s many services to the community.
Can’t People Just go to a Family Doctor?
The idea that people can just go to family doctor now that we have ObamaCare is a misconception. Often men and women rely on the anonymity provided by Planned Parenthood to consult about things they wouldn’t want to discuss with a family doctor. Your doctor may be required to keep things confidential, but you can bet that the STI screening will be on your family insurance if you go to the family doctor. Of course, for those without a family doctor (which as of July 2015 includes tens of millions of Americans) simply don’t have the option.
THE REST:
http://obamacarefacts.com/2015/07/23/do-we-still-need-planned-parenthood/
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