Yeah, go to England and die waiting in line for emergency service. They have to import doctors who are Al Qaeda members just to fill the holes.
--- Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the rational among you who don't believe the RW > lies: > > The TRUTH about Single-Payer Health Care around the > world: > > http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/checkup/ > > ----------------------------- > > We could have it as soon as the bush crime family > has left: > > > HR 676 - > http://www.house.gov/conyers/news_hr676_2.htm > > > Brief Summary of HR 676 > > · The United States National Health Insurance Act > establishes an > American national health insurance program. The bill > would create a > publicly financed, privately delivered health care > system that uses the > already existing Medicare program by expanding and > improving it to all > U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. > territories. The goal > of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans > will have access, > guaranteed by law, to the highest quality and most > cost effective health > care services regardless of their employment, > income, or health status. > · With over 45-75 million uninsured Americans, and > another 50 million > who are under- insured, the time has come to change > our inefficient and > costly fragmented non health care system. > > Who is Eligible > > · Every person living in or visiting the United > States and the U.S. > Territories would receive a United States National > Health Insurance Card > and ID number once they enroll at the appropriate > location. Social > Security numbers may not be used when assigning ID > cards. > > Health Care Services Covered > > · This program will cover all medically necessary > services, including > primary care, in patient care, outpatient care, > emergency care, > prescription drugs, durable medical equipment, long > term care, mental > health services, dentistry, eye care, chiropractic, > and substance abuse > treatment. Patients have their choice of physicians, > providers, > hospitals, clinics and practices. No co-pays or > deductibles are > permitted under this act. > > Conversion To A Non-Profit Health Care System > > · Private health insurers shall be prohibited under > this act from > selling coverage that duplicates the benefits of the > USNHI program. > Exceptions to this rule include coverage for > cosmetic surgery, and other > medically unnecessary treatments. Those who are > displaced as the result > of the transition to a non- profit health care > system are the first to > be hired and retrained under this act. > > Cost Containment Provisions/ Reimbursement > > · The National USNHI program will set reimbursement > rates annually for > physicians, allow for "global budgets" (annual lump > sums for operating > expenses) for health care providers; and negotiate > prescription drug > prices. The national office will provide an annual > lump sum allotment to > each existing Medicare region; each region will > administer the program. > > · The conversion to a not-for-profit health care > system will take place > over a 15 year period. U.S. treasury bonds will be > sold to compensate > investor-owned providers for the actual appraised > value of converted > facilities used in the delivery of care; payment > will not be made for > loss of business profits. Health insurance companies > could be > sub-contracted out to handle reimbursements. > > Proposed Funding For USNHI Program: > > · Maintaining current federal and state funding of > existing health care > programs. A modest payroll tax on all employers of > 3.3%. A 5% health tax > on the top 5% of income earners. A small tax on > stock and bond > transfers. Closing corporate tax loop-holes, > repealing the Bush tax cut. > > > --------------- > > Keep up the parroting of the discredited right-wing > line, old buddy... > > You have become a parody of yourself.... > > > Michael Madigan wrote: > > Nonsense. They're not forced to wait for hours in > a > > waiting room, or wait 2 months for a mamogram, or > wait > > a year to get chemo. > > > > > > > Nope, you have to go to any ER in the United States > for this shit to > happen!!! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. 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