Thank you for your email regarding the Supreme Court ruling on America's new healthcare plan. I am an M.D. who teaches Medical Office Management at Los Angeles ORT College. I am very pleased about the court's decision. This is a great victory for all Americans!
Sepehr, Los Angeles

Thank you for all your help with the recent victory in Health Care. My son Ryland was born in VENTURA CA on the 4th of JULY and we used Healthy Families, the very generous CA plan that helps families "in between" income requirements. Thank you again.
Mark, Encino

Dear Senator Boxer, it is indeed a victory for the American People, thank you for the email, I am concerned that the opponents of the Affordable Healthcare Law are getting their message of fear and doom to the American People better than proponents of the Law. So please encourage your colleagues to get the true message out there, take to twitter, facebook, newspaper, the internet, TV and radio to get the true message out there and let's work to keep our country moving in the right direction for ALL Americans.
Danielle, Santa Monica

Thanks to your perseverance & assistance, we’ve jumped a vital hurdle, & will hopefully continue progress. It’s encouraging to finally have assistance for health problems many folks, thank goodness, never have to face.
Diane, Los Angeles

Thank you for the work you do to support American families. I really do not understand how anyone can begrudge others of healthcare.
Carol, Valley Center

As a Californian, I am proud of you for supporting our distinguish President on the healthcare initiative and for all of the great work that you do on behalf of all of the people of this great state of CA.
Wesley, Inglewood

We've taken one giant step out of the dark ages today. Why did it take so long? How could anyone not want their fellow citizens to be cared for?
Tim, San Francisco

Thank you sooo much Ms. Boxer and President Obama for having the guts to serve the people of the US, instead of the special interest groups, or the 1%. I am part of the 99%, and thank G'd I have a job with benefits, but 3 of my adult "children" have never been able to afford health insurance, and they do not have health benefits through their employers. I also have a 16yo son, who just had a kidney transplant. Do you know that one of his medications for his immune system costs $3700/mo? We would never be able to afford that. He is on my insurance and MediCal at this time, but once he turns 26, how will he ever be able to afford this life saving medication? Thank you sooo much for helping me, my children, and other Americans with Pre-existing illnesses and diseases!
Sally, Myers Flat

Even though many people will be benefiting from the new health care law, many issues have been left unaddressed. There is no provision for natural health care like Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture, Medicinal Herbs, Homeopathy, Chiropractic, Massage, Nutritional Supplements. This is very disconcerting. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely,
Bonnie, San Diego

The decision is mute only because it was already the law. For some it will help for others, like myself, it will hurt financially. Why will it hurt, because the law will favor medicare gap insurance instead of the affordable HMO (Advantage) plans. Also, this is the largest redistribution of wealth mandated by the government in the history of the U.S. My grand children will pay for the law and will receive less for thier expenditure.
Brad, Whittier

I want to thank you and all who fought for Universal Health Care Coverage. I would have much preferred a Medicare for all single payer system, which would not have been so vulnerable to the constitutional of the ultra conservative SCOTUS or a right wing political backlash. However something is better than nothing. I pray that it this victory can be sustained in November.
James, Los Angeles

I am one of those 13 million people per Obama's announcement on June 28th after the Supreme Court ruling who are getting rebate checks from health insurance companies. I actually got my check ($365.59) around June 1st from Anthem Blue Cross. I dropped them in June 2010 and went with a less expensive Medigap insurer. That $365 has been a big help since I'm on Social Security. If you listen to the Republicans you would think everyone who has health insurance will be "taxed". Not true; it's only those who decline to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. FYI: When I received the check from Anthem Blue Cross it made NO mention the refund was because of the Affordable Care Act. I think the insurance companies didn't want me or others to know it was from Obamacare!!!
Joan, San Diego
              
I'm with those who say "yipee skipee" to yesterday's ruling. Thank God for the Democrats.
Bonnie, American Canyon

We are not free when we are forced to pay for a health care bill, TAX the I, (we the people) do not want. This goes down a road with no end of taxing and control over life and the freedom of everyone, not ever born yet. I do not trust what you propose to start. I see this as another end by our governments hand to the American way of life as I know it. I'm sad to see what my parents and fore fathers fought for and against is slowly coming to be.
James, Tustin

While I'm pleased that the ACA was ruled constitutional I would still like to see progressives push for Medicare for All. This could be as an alternate to buying insurance from corporations. Since the operating costs would be lower so would the premiums. We don't have to make it mandatory, but if the price and benefits are better than private insurance I think the response would be positive. Any profit would go towards shoring up medicare.
Susan, Berkeley