Fear, not facts, rule Roskam's website on Affordable Care Act

Well into its sixth year and second year of full coverage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA is a resounding success. The Facts are in but check out my Congressman Peter Roskam's (IL-6) website, www.roskam.house.gov and the only F word you'll find regarding the ACA, is Fear, not Facts.

When the site pops up, the fear pops out. "Inspector General needed to monitor Affordable Care Act because the public deserves answers" trumpets one. "Roskam introduces bill to create Special Inspector General for Affordable Care Act" the pop up proclaims. "Roskam, community leaders tout legislation to block job-killing regulations" touts a third. These are tired, fear mongering chestnuts that are well over a year old. They weren't true or needed then; they're aren't true or needed now.

What you'll never find at Roskam's website are Affordable Care Act facts. Just today the Chicago Tribune cited a RAND study showing that 17 million more folks are insured for health care, and the insured are up in every significant category; employer provided plans, Medicaid programs and policies obtained by the ACA created state insurance marketplaces. The state marketplaces, the most innovative ACA lifesaver, accounts for 11 million newly insured. And all the fear Roskam warned about for the affluent enjoying health insurance prior to the ACA? Most haven't seen any change in their coverage, but they have seen a slowdown in the overall cost of healthcare for the nation overall. While Roskam fantasizes stuff about the job killing ACA, private sector job growth continues to soar. And let's not forget the reduction in the non-affluent going bankrupt, suffering declining health or even dying from lack of health insurance.

It's time for Congressman Roskam to start using a new F word on his website: not last year's Fear, but today's Facts.