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Politics permeates our lives, like it or not. So many important choices in my life have been driven by the need to maintain health insurance. That's the political translating into the personal. I believe we will all be better off if the U.S can muster the political will to enact health care reforms designed to leave no one out in the cold. Kathleen 2009/9/20 Hugh Jefferson <[log in to unmask]> > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn