“[T]he Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872)… represents a comprehensive approach to health care reform while making important improvements and investments in Medicare…

In combination with the reconciliation bill… provisions in the underlying law will increase access to treatment for people with Medicare.

Despite claims to the contrary, the bill does not cut any Medicare benefits…

Lastly, the final health care reform package also provides access to health coverage for millions of Americans without health insurance, including people with disabilities enduring the two-year wait for Medicare. Assistance with premiums and cost-sharing will help ensure middle-class Americans will be able to afford the medical care they need, while the expansion of Medicaid coverage provides a cost-effective means of delivering care to people with low incomes.”