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Baucus unveils sweeping healthcare planSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus stepped to the forefront of the national debate over healthcare with a sweeping universal-coverage plan, pushing the issue to the top of the next Congress's agenda."In 2009, Congress must take up and act on meaningful health reform legislation that achieves coverage for all Americans while also addressing the underlying problems in our health system," the Montana Democrat said in a policy paper released Wednesday. "The urgency of this task has become undeniable.Under the Montana Democrat's plan, all Americans would be required to hold a health insurance policy, going one step further than President-elect Barack Obama's plan. Individuals could keep their existing health plans or join a nationwide insurance pool to buy coverage, the price tag of which would be reduced with government subsidies. Insurers would not be allowed to discriminate based on pre-existing conditions, a centerpiece of Obama's plan.Baucus's plan comes after Sen. Edward Kennedy (Mass.), who chairs a key health committee, and other top Democrats have sent clear signals that the 111th Congress will attempt to enact a sweeping healthcare plan — despite the skyrocketing national debt. Obama has listed healthcare as a priority on his agenda, but he has suggested that a big push may wait until after the financial system stabilizes.Under Baucus's approach, coverage would be expanded under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which would ensure that children below 250 percent of the federal poverty level would be covered. People between the ages of 55 and 64 would be eligible for a Medicare buy-in, and the plan would phase out the current two-year period where individuals who have disabilities have to wait for Medicare coverage.More
Individuals could keep their existing health plans or join a nationwide insurance pool to buy coverage, the price tag of which would be reduced with government subsidies. Insurers would not be allowed to discriminate based on pre-existing conditions, a centerpiece of Obama's plan.
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site
President elect promises, "Free, cheap, affordable, healthcare for all Americans."A few months later.DUmmie, "Whadda you mean, I gotta wait 6 months to get into a second or third rate hospital. I WANT INTO JOHN HOPKINS NOW!"
"free" refers to the cost, but "cheap" refers to the quality of the service.
