House passes health care bill on close vote
I never thought they'd get it done.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/..._care_overhaul Now it's just the Senate. |
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Couldn't help but notice your sig there Sime - I just joined our local gym and they don't have kit kats, but they DO have cans of Guiness in the fridge :thumbsup:
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Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by sime303
(Post 8080643)
I never thought they'd get it done.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/..._care_overhaul Now it's just the Senate. http://bishop.house.gov/usermedia/HR...%20Summary.pdf The following are some of the more important features of the bill.
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If it ever gets to see the light of day, it'll be diluted and delayed to the point that it'll be completely bloody useless.
Which is just typical of the US when it comes to people's rights v's those of businesses. It'll be a case of MegaCorps 1 - GeneralPop 0, just like it allways is. |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Hi everyone,
I hear that young people can stay on their parents healthcare coverage until they are 27 years old. Has anyone info on this change in the healthcare bill. Julia |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by Xebedee
(Post 8081760)
If it ever gets to see the light of day, it'll be diluted and delayed to the point that it'll be completely bloody useless.
Which is just typical of the US when it comes to people's rights v's those of businesses. It'll be a case of MegaCorps 1 - GeneralPop 0, just like it allways is. |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by fatbrit
(Post 8081784)
It will be, but that's how Medicare started. Once the basic framework is in there, they can then chip away at the restrictions to provide what is actually needed. Real politics, I'm afraid -- and one of the reasons that corporate America is fighting so hard to prevent this foothold.
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Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by mekadag
(Post 8081770)
Hi everyone,
I hear that young people can stay on their parents healthcare coverage until they are 27 years old. Has anyone info on this change in the healthcare bill. Julia Other changes to the final version is that medicaid will cover people that make 150% or less of poverty level (not 133%) and small businesses with payrolls of less than $500,000 (not $250,000) are exempt from providing health coverage. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11...y5570605.shtml |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by mekadag
(Post 8081770)
Hi everyone,
I hear that young people can stay on their parents healthcare coverage until they are 27 years old. Has anyone info on this change in the healthcare bill. Julia |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by fatbrit
(Post 8081784)
It will be, but that's how Medicare started. Once the basic framework is in there, they can then chip away at the restrictions to provide what is actually needed. Real politics, I'm afraid -- and one of the reasons that corporate America is fighting so hard to prevent this foothold.
Corporate America wouldn't fight that type of a plan since that would save a large amount on health care costs for the companies but about 60% of the Americans would vote anyone out of office that proposed such a scheme. That is the difficulty in getting a good plan since there are the haves and have nots and the haves (people on employer plans or medicare) don't want to pay for someone elses health insurance and definately do not want to pay for their own. |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by fatbrit
(Post 8081784)
It will be, but that's how Medicare started. Once the basic framework is in there, they can then chip away at the restrictions to provide what is actually needed. Real politics, I'm afraid -- and one of the reasons that corporate America is fighting so hard to prevent this foothold.
Food for thought. |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by Xebedee
(Post 8082533)
Thanks for that - its nice to hear something positive in a common-sense fashion for a change.
Food for thought. |
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It's not the answer (as it currently stands). Either go the whole hog or why bother.
Otherwise trillions (of our tax $) are going down the plughole to constantly 'chip away' at something that's never going to work. I heard an interesting comment on 5Live's World Football phone-in this week from Tim Vickery: "It's strange how a nation can have a socialised football league and not socialised healthcare". :D |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by BritishGuy36
(Post 8082548)
It's not the answer (as it currently stands). Either go the whole hog or why bother.
Otherwise trillions (of our tax $) are going down the plughole to constantly 'chip away' at something that's never going to work. I heard an interesting comment on 5Live's World Football phone-in this week from Tim Vickery: "It's strange how a nation can have a socialised football league and not socialised healthcare". :D |
Re: House passes health care bill on close vote
Originally Posted by Michael
(Post 8081721)
Just the Senate??? That is where the problem is at with its 60 vote requirement. I suspect the Senate bill will be very watered down. The following is a summary of the house bill which is much better than I expected.
http://bishop.house.gov/usermedia/HR...%20Summary.pdf The following are some of the more important features of the bill.
Are they going to cover people on work visas like H1B? |
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