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Healthcare Reform Bill ? The Un-Heard Solution

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:45:20 +0000

political rhetoric grows as you get closer to a vote on the colossal bill of health reform. Republicans, Democrats and independents agree that something must be done to stabilize health care costs and health insurance more affordable. The dilemma – they are two separate issues and the health reform project now is so wrought with special interest favors that Congress will even show what Americans are going to propose. Process is a scandalous, malicious and should not be more concerned with the processes of government and health. But I digress. Sure, maybe a few million people will have a break at the expense of remaining 90% of Americans and perhaps a few deserve a break. Unfortunately, with 300 million Americans, a solution for 5 to 10 million at a cost of 1.000 million is outrageous.

Fortunately, there is a solution that benefits all Americans and solves many of the uninsured. With a little snap to the path that could create a health program and health insurance for the world. The solution also solves the problem of health costs and insurance costs health issues identified by both parties.

This is so simple, of course, was not created by Congress. Ready?

All ages “Taxpayers 1918-1965 to reach $ 1 per $ 1, the tax credit – up to $ 2,500 – for each dollar spent on health care and / or health insurance premiums. Another credit of $ 500 per dependent child under 18 years.

Total cost – $ 507,000,000,000

Effect / Outcome:

Some questions remain that could be added as the impact of dissection Tax Credit. The highest moral value of any real background is not insurable. A national high-risk reserves could be created with all insurers contribute proportionately on the basis of some% of gross premiums collected. Results – equitable distribution of the insurability of the risk to the insurance and savings are not the same $ 2,500 premium enjoyed by all Americans.

Stratification other ideas, like buying and selling health insurance across state lines, and other reforms could be added over time as they are complex, involving state and federal reforms of insurance.

Finally, the savings from Medicare for Medicare reform and financial stabilization can be used to improve the Medicare program. Medicare savings redirected to any other purpose will have to pay later in another bill of costs.

Foxx calls on Congress to exclude taxpayer funded abortion from healthcare reform bill

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:26:26 +0000

Image taken on 2009-07-14 13:12:31 by Rep. Virginia Foxx.

Healthcare Reform – Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, Republican Vote for Bill

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Healthcare reform just passed in the House of Representatives over the weekend. It was expected that most Democrats would vote for it, and that virtually all Republicans would oppose it. That prediction turned out to be mostly accurate, but the biggest surprise of the night was the one Republican who crossed party lines to vote in favor of the healthcare reform bill. Louisiana Representative Anh “Joseph” Cao’s vote was largely up for grabs. While the first-term legislator has been relatively nondescript and has voted with the rest of his party on most other issues, his district is heavily Democratic. Cynics would paint his support for health insurance plan reform as an attempt to increase his chances of re-election; however, Cao claims that it was the best choice for his poor constituents, a large population of which are uninsured. He has also pushed for greater funding of hospitals, as well as the ongoing Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. The bill probably wouldn’t have passed without Cao’s vote, since the Democrats barely reached the needed 218 votes to pass the historic reform. It didn’t help that 39 Democrats defied Speaker Nancy Pelosi to oppose healthcare reform. He also gives the proposals a veneer of bipartisanship. Although Cao waited until the bill had already passed to cast his votes, Minority Whip Eric Cantor’s efforts to steer Cao back into line failed. So how did this key vote come to be? Cao jumped on board at the last minute, after the House agreed to add an amendment that strengthened the healthcare reform proposal’s ban on funding abortion. The original language prevented health insurance subsidies (used by lower-income individuals and families to buy plans on the exchange market that will be established) from being specifically used to pay for abortion services. That provision wasn’t strong enough for some pro-life Democrats like Bart Stupak, who wanted to amend the bill. House leaders did not want their amendment to reach the floor, but anti-abortion Cao helped spark the compromise yesterday by calling the White House himself and pledging his support for reform if it was included. After some wrangling, their amendment passed by 240 to 194. The version of the bill that was passed forbids people from using government subsidies to buy any health insurance plan that includes abortion coverage, except for when there is rape, incest, or danger to the mother’s life. The addition of the amendment allowed the devout Jesuit to vote “yes”. Cao’s vote in favor of healthcare reform may have torpedoed his political aspirations. He has alienated Republicans nationwide by bucking the trend of rejecting the bill. On the other hand, his views in general are unlikely to appeal to voters in a district where Obama received three-quarters of the vote in last year’s presidential election–a larger percentage of Democratic party is pro-choice, and many are unhappy with the bill despite being in favor of universal health care. He is unlikely to receive much financial banking from either national party or their bases, although Republicans are chalking his shocking vote up to his being from a “tough district” with a larger than normal percentage of people without a health insurance plan. Cao’s victory was largely a fluke; he won a hurricane-delayed election in December against an opponent infamously charged with hiding cash in his freezer (Democrat William Jefferson). Still, it’s nice to see a politician following his conscience. Now, the healthcare reform bill will move on to the Senate. The future of the ban on abortion coverage in the public option (as well as subsidized private health insurance plans) that swayed Cao is unclear. Both sides are gearing up for a heavy debate over the issue. Will Cao regret his vote if the Senate ends up weakening the restrictions?