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National Health Care Reform “What’s Next”
Posted by: | CommentsJoe Fairbanks, put this one page explanation together. It is very informative.
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM:
WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT’S NEXT
WHAT SENATE FINANCE BILL DOES…
• Expand Medicaid to all Americans under 133% of FPL (~$30,000 for family of 4)
• Requires all individuals to have health insurance or pay a penalty
• Public Option included with states having option to opt-out
• Community Rating (no premium variation) and Guaranteed Issue (if you apply, you get it—no pre-existing condition exclusion) of all health plans
• Creates a National Exchange on which all private, group, and public plans must be listed. Individuals and employers would purchase health plans from the exchange.
• Employers with more than 50 employees are required to provide coverage or pay a fee
• Tax Credits available for individuals and families between 134-300% of FPL
HOW THEY PAY FOR IT…
• Congressional Budget Office estimates plan will cost $829 billion over 10 years and reduce deficit by $81 billion (News taxes and fees are collected immediately, while expenditures aren’t made until 2013, so it’s 7 years of the program paid for with 10 years of tax revenue)
• Cut approximately $200 billion from Medicare provider rates (Congress will re-instate rates after bill passes, thereby eliminating any savings)
• Tax imposed on all “gold-plated” plans
• Non-Compliance fees and taxes
WHAT’S WRONG WITH IT…
• Leaves approximately 25 million uninsured
• Fails to address quality and cost aspects of health care.
• Obliterates state budgets, as states must pay for part of Medicaid expansion
• Fails to foster competition
• Will explode health costs through Community Rating and Guaranteed Issue• No provisions to provide for more physicians
WHAT’S NEXT…
• Bill must be merged with Senate HELP Committee’s bill, then voted on by full Senate. Must receive at least 60 votes. (Republicans that could be for: Snowe, Collins, Voinovich; Democrats that could be against: Bayh, Nelson, Lieberman, Lincoln, Landrieu, Dorgan, Baucus)
• Once the bill passes the Senate, it will go to a conference committee with the House.
• Conference bill must once again garner 60 votes in Senate.
• Alternative: Reconciliation Budget Maneuver. Only 51 votes required in Senate. Bill sunsets in 10 years and may only address budget issues.
Cleveland County Fair Press Release
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Press Release
Bob Cleveland
Chairman cleveland County Republican Party
Over 300 people signed a “Free Our Health Care Now” petition urging Congress “to stop any increased role of the government in [personal] health care decisions” during this past weekend’s Cleveland County Fair. The petition,circulated at the fair by the Cleveland County Republican Party also states,
“I also petition the U.S. Congress to protect my right to choose my own doctors and hospitals without delay or denial, to obtain care that is patient-centered, and to have health insurance that is personal, portable
and best suits my needs.” The petition is also available online and is being sponsored by The National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan public policy research organization,established in 1983. To date, over 1.3 million people have signed the petition.
GOP County Chairman Bobby Cleveland credits the County Party’s efforts to educate fairgoers about the health care proposal for its success in getting
over a dozen new residents to register as voters, and several who changed their party affiliation from Democratic or Independent to Republican during
the Fair. “The Obama-Kennedy health care plan has grabbed people’s attention and we are seeing a lot of interest in the Republican Party as
more and more people are concerned about the rapid expansion of government power.” “We printed out a copy of the Congressional Health Care version of
the bill and had it bound so fairgoers could see just how monstrous this 1000+page document is. People were shocked to learn that the bill calls for
huge amounts of new government programs and employees and erodes personal liberties and choices. We will be forwarding on the signed petitions to our
Congressional Delegation and we intend to hold them accountable for their votes on health care reform.”
You Tube Videos – Health Care Town Hall Nightmares
Posted by: | CommentsIt is amazing seeing these videos on You Tube showing the thuggery of the pro health insurance take over. Also, Fox News is reporting that the Whitehouse is in violation of privacy laws with their snitch e-mails.
Could anybody have imagined that we land of the free and home of the brave would see such contempt by some of our elected officials.
Health Insurnce Reform – Who Will Control Your Insurance
Posted by: | Comments“Rod Cleveland has some interesting views on the Health Insurance debate”
The President and Democrats have been talking about “insurance reform” for months now. However, after months of talking about getting the so called 40 million uninsured covered, many Americans are now uneasy with their plan. Once you get past the sound bites and examine the details, the President’s plan boils down to you controlling your health insurance and care or giving it all up to government control. read more
What are some more reforms that we can collect and send to our congressmen?
