Take
Twitter, for example. For those of you not familiar with that network, the usernames are preceded with an "@" (for example, ours is
@whitehouse) and a unique code (#hcip) is often used to categorize a message.
Here’s what some folks are saying:
@
travelerbill – I've hd 2 heart ops in 2 yrs-the h/c prots will allow me 2 no longer fear my lifetime coverage maxing out before I do!
#hicp
@
DJonRoberts –
#hicp means my self-employed parents have more money to spend paying back my student loans.
@
monkcat – These will encourage providers to keep us healthy, thus reducing costs, but protection will always be there if/when needed
#hicp
@
billstrong – As the father of a terminally ill child, approaching our lifetime private insurance cap knowing we are uninsurable is frightening.
#hicp
@
completelydark – "Abide by yearly caps on how much [ins] can charge for out-of-pocket expenses." Yes! My mom stopped meds due to cost. She died 5/24/08
#hicp
@
nbboston – Protections mean I don't have to choose between increasingly high co-pays for preventative care and groceries
#hicp
@
TXSolutionaries – together these 8 rules create a unified strategy to reduce costs and improve care, instead of piecemeal and scattered changes #hicp
@
weishin – As a doctor, I won't have to worry about patients not getting screening tests because it's not covered by insurance.