Planned Parenthood is no longer needed as Obamacare covers all Americans

[Obiwan]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

I suggest you begin to study the issue and stop posting emotion driven opinions sans facts.

Does Obamacare provide federal subsidies for elective abortions?

Actually, I've thought that over...

Let women get the other services from a real medical provider, and limit PP to abortions...

With NO federal funding, because that would be illegal...

And if they get caught breaking the law, PROSECUTE and let women get abortions from a competent medical provider...

They have been caught breaking the law.

Which is why they're not needed, since medical professionals can perform all the necessary procedures..

But PP DOES need to be prosecuted.

 

[Obiwan]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

Much of PP's funding is through Medicaid, moron.

So let the women go to a real doctor, instead of an abortion mill that sells baby parts...

 

[NYcarbineer]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

Much of PP's funding is through Medicaid, moron.

So let the women go to a real doctor, instead of an abortion mill that sells baby parts...

You should go to the real world and get your head screwed on properly.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

I suggest you begin to study the issue and stop posting emotion driven opinions sans facts.

Does Obamacare provide federal subsidies for elective abortions?

Actually, I've thought that over...

Let women get the other services from a real medical provider, and limit PP to abortions...

With NO federal funding, because that would be illegal...

And if they get caught breaking the law, PROSECUTE and let women get abortions from a competent medical provider...

They have been caught breaking the law.

Which is why they're not needed, since medical professionals can perform all the necessary procedures..

But PP DOES need to be prosecuted.

Prosecuted for what?

 

[Bassman007]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

Much of PP's funding is through Medicaid, moron.

Planned Parenthood currently has no funding.

 

[Kondor3]

Do We Still Need Planned Parenthood? - Obamacare Facts
Try again.

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 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, and millions more have yet to get coverage through theHealth Insurance Marketplace.

Planned Parenthood gives millions of low-income men and women in non-expansion states somewhere 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. Free birth control, cancer screenings related to sexual health, STI screenings, and maternity care may be covered under ObamaCare, but even people with coverage still need a place to get those services.

The role Planned Parenthood plays in our society goes beyond the services that a family doctor, hospital, or even community health centers can provide in some regions. Below we take a look at what Planned Parenthood really does and how ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act) affects things.

FACT: Planned Parenthood provides essential services to over 5 million Americans. Only three percent of all Planned Parenthood health services are abortion services. From June 30th, 2013 – June 30th, 2014 they provided 10,590,433 services for over 5,000,000 Americans;327,653 them were abortions. See page 18 of official Planned Parenthood report.
What Does Planned Parenthood Actually Do?
There is a pervasive myth that Planned Parenthood just does abortions. Anyone who has used Planned Parenthood, or whose friends have used it, knows that isn’t true. They provide education, screenings, reproductive health services, general health services, and counseling to both men and women. They play a huge role in identifying and providing treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. They help women who are pregnant and want to carry their babies to term to find doctors to help them, and adoption services if the mothers wish it. Planned Parenthood plays a big role in helping both women and men get general healthcare as well as sexual health services. They do provide abortions after counseling women, but abortions only account for 3% of all health services provided by Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood’s services include information, counseling, and services related to:

• Adoption
• Abortion
• Birth Control
• Body Image
• General Healthcare
• Men’s Sexual Health
• Morning After Pill
• Pregnancy
• Relationships
• Sex & Sexuality
• Sexual Orientation & Gender
• STD’s
• Women’s Health
• and More

FACT: Planned Parenthood helps people sign up for Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplace as one of it’s many services to the community.

What is Planned Parenthood?: Planned Parenthood, short for Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), is a non-profit organization which started as a birth control clinic established by Margaret Sanger in 1916 in New York. It was then organized into the American Birth Control League which then found its way into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1942. Just as the name has changed over the years, so have the services provided. Many new services have been added since 1916.

Can’t People Just Use ObamaCare Instead of Planned Parenthood?
ObamaCare is the nickname for a law that expands coverage options and improves healthcare (see a summary of each provision here). In regards to Planned Parenthood the ACA does two important things:

1. It expands coverage by offering cost assistance through the Health Insurance Marketplace to those with 100% – 400% of the Federal poverty Level and Medicaid (which is free or low cost coverage) to those with incomes below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level.
2. It expands basic benefits every plan must offer. This includes a large list of free services including maternity services, STI screenings, birth control, and more.

Those two points may have you thinking “since we pay taxes for ObamaCare, why do we need to pay taxes for Planned Parenthood”? “ObamaCare gives people free birth control, so we don’t need Planned Parenthood anymore, right?”

The short answer is, we still need Planned Parenthood. It’s services aren’t replaced by Obamacare; they go hand-in-hand with it. Many states have opted out of expanding Medicaid, and many people have yet to get covered under the law. There are about 30 million Americans without insurance, who have nowhere affordable to turn for the services Planned Parenthood provides.

Those that do have insurance (and sometimes those without) can get many of the same services they can get a Planned Parenthood from another source, such as a family doctor or public or private clinic. However, as we will see Planned Parenthood has a lot of benefits as they are a nationwide health center, with over 70 years of experience in providing sexual and reproductive health services.

Can’t People Just go to a Private Family Doctor?
The idea that people can just go to family doctor now that we have ObamaCare is a misconception.

First, a private doctor may require a copay and an appointment. Paying up to $100 to see your doctor in order to ask them for free birth-control provided through one’s insurance, or getting a free STI screening, is much less free if your cost includes a doctors appointment. (Only one free wellness visit is offered each year under the ACA). Also your doctor may not have the necessary community knowledge to offer the same level of care and support that Planned Parenthood can.

Privacy in health matters is important. Men and women may rely on the anonymity provided by Planned Parenthood to talk about things that 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 over 10% of America) simply don’t have the option.

Shouldn’t We Just Fund Community Health Centers Instead?
Planned Parenthood runs on both private and public funding and has a lot of similarities to both private and publicly funded community health centers, the main differences being:

• Other centers are funded by a religous group, a local organization, a bigger public group, or a private group instead of getting a mix of private and public funding like planned parenthood.
• Some community health centers provide assistance for low income consumers, like Planned Parenthood, but not all do.
• Not all community health centers are focused solely on sexual and reproductive health.
• Not all community health centers have the means to provide lab testing, screenings, safe abortions, or other key services.

The name Planned Parenthood may make people think it is limited to birth control and abortions. As we have seen, it isn’t true. We could keep Planned Parenthood and change the name to something like ”community health center for sexual and reproductive health”, but that would be pointless. Planned Parenthood is a brand name that people know, and it is a health center focused on sexual and reproductive care. Not everyone understand what services a local clinic may provide, but Planned Parenthood’s services are uniform and clearly stated in it’s web site and literiture.

This image shows a breakdown of how Planned Parenthood is funded. Remember no federal taxpayer funding is used to provide abortion related services.

Does the Federal Government Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion?
Current laws make it illegal for the government to fund abortion in the United States.

Planned Parenthood receives federal funding for its family planning services, including contraception and family planning information. It also receives money in the form of government grants and contracts. However, it cannot receive federal funding nor allocate such funds for abortions. Planned Parenthood also receives funding from private donors which account for around a quarter of the organization’s revenue.

But... but... but... ObamaCare !!!

 

[Bassman007]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

I suggest you begin to study the issue and stop posting emotion driven opinions sans facts.

Does Obamacare provide federal subsidies for elective abortions?

Actually, I've thought that over...

Let women get the other services from a real medical provider, and limit PP to abortions...

With NO federal funding, because that would be illegal...

And if they get caught breaking the law, PROSECUTE and let women get abortions from a competent medical provider...

They have been caught breaking the law.

Which is why they're not needed, since medical professionals can perform all the necessary procedures..

But PP DOES need to be prosecuted.

Prosecuted for what?

Selling human tissue to morons.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

Much of PP's funding is through Medicaid, moron.

Planned Parenthood currently has no funding.

Your brain currently has no oxygen.

 

[Bassman007]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

Much of PP's funding is through Medicaid, moron.

Planned Parenthood currently has no funding.

Your brain currently has no oxygen.

Actually clamping the umbilical cord so that a child can not breath, is one way of killing a child. Then the head is ripped off for fun......

 

[NYcarbineer]

Thus Planned Parenthood has been defunded, and all poor American woman will be cared for under Obamacare.

Much of PP's funding is through Medicaid, moron.

Planned Parenthood currently has no funding.

Your brain currently has no oxygen.

Actually clamping the umbilical cord so that a child can not breath, is one way of killing a child. Then the head is ripped off for fun......

But sadly you survived, brain damage notwithstanding.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"Planned Parenthood is no longer needed as Obamacare covers all Americans"

Wrong again, as usual.

At least conservatives are consistent at being wrong.

And there is no such thing as 'Obama care,' where the ACA is neither 'health insurance' nor 'healthcare.'

Healthcare is administered by private providers, paid for by private health insurance companies, where low income Americans are afforded subsidies to help pay the premiums, or Medicaid in states that expanded the program.

Conservatives are consistent at being ignorant as well.

 

[Obiwan]

"Planned Parenthood is no longer needed as Obamacare covers all Americans"

Wrong again, as usual.

At least conservatives are consistent at being wrong.

And there is no such thing as 'Obama care,' where the ACA is neither 'health insurance' nor 'healthcare.'

Healthcare is administered by private providers, paid for by private health insurance companies, where low income Americans are afforded subsidies to help pay the premiums, or Medicaid in states that expanded the program.

Conservatives are consistent at being ignorant as well.

OK, so Obozocare is a farce...

Thanks for admitting that.

Can I have my refund now???

 

[Maryland Patriot]

"Planned Parenthood is no longer needed as Obamacare covers all Americans"

Wrong again, as usual.

At least conservatives are consistent at being wrong.

And there is no such thing as 'Obama care,' where the ACA is neither 'health insurance' nor 'healthcare.'

Healthcare is administered by private providers, paid for by private health insurance companies, where low income Americans are afforded subsidies to help pay the premiums, or Medicaid in states that expanded the program.

Conservatives are consistent at being ignorant as well.

law says everyone has to have coverage.
why should I be put out because someone chooses to break the law?
I guess breaking the law and not having enough responsibility to keep your legs closed go hand in hand? or something in something

 

[Kondor3]

"Planned Parenthood is no longer needed as Obamacare covers all Americans"

Wrong again, as usual.

At least conservatives are consistent at being wrong.

And there is no such thing as 'Obama care,' where the ACA is neither 'health insurance' nor 'healthcare.'

Healthcare is administered by private providers, paid for by private health insurance companies, where low income Americans are afforded subsidies to help pay the premiums, or Medicaid in states that expanded the program.

Conservatives are consistent at being ignorant as well.

Well, then, the po folk can move to the Blue States, where Nanny Gubmint can take care of 'em properly...

That, or change the rules in their own goddamned states...

Or cross their legs...