This is PURE politics! ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:35 PM Subject: HR 676 provides long-term care > > > has anyone tried to buy long term care insurance? I did and of course > couldn't get it because I have Parkinson's disease. You might want to > consider supporting single payer, Medicare for All HR 676. > > Ray > > H.R.676 > > Title: To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all > United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other > purposes. > Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/26/2009) > Cosponsors (86) > Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: > Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the > Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be > subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of > such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee > concerned. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > SUMMARY AS OF: > 1/26/2009--Introduced. > > United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved > Medicare for All Act - Establishes the United States National Health Care > (USNHC) Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States > and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically > necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, > emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, > and vision care. > > Prohibits an institution from participating unless it is a public or > nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit health maintenance organizations > (HMOs) that deliver care in their own facilities to participate. > > Gives patients the freedom to choose from participating physicians and > institutions. > > Prohibits a private health insurer from selling health insurance coverage > that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act. Allows such insurers > to sell benefits that are not medically necessary, such as cosmetic > surgery benefits. > > Sets forth methods to pay institutional providers of care and health > professionals for services. Prohibits financial incentives between HMOs > and physicians based on utilization. > > Establishes the USNHC Trust Fund to finance the Program with amounts > deposited: (1) from existing sources of government revenues for health > care; (2) by increasing personal income taxes on the top 5% income > earners; (3) by instituting a progressive excise tax on payroll and > self-employment income; and (4) by instituting a small tax on stock and > bond transactions. Transfers and appropriates to carry out this Act > amounts that would have been appropriated for federal public health care > programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health > Insurance Program. > > > Requires the USNHC Program to give first priority in retraining and job > placement and USNHC employment transition benefits to individuals whose > jobs are eliminated due to reduced administration. > > Requires creation of a confidential electronic patient record system. > > > Establishes a National Board of Universal Quality and Access to provide > advice on quality, access, and affordability. > > Provides for: (1) the eventual integration of the Indian Health Service > into the Program; and (2) evaluation of the continued independence of > Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health programs. > > > THOMAS Home | Contact | Accessibility | Legal | FirstGov > > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn