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Just be careful - if you copy the British healthcare model install checks to stop the paper-pushers taking over & leaving no time to actually cure anyone. We tend to get very well-documented infections in our hospitals, which should be a hint. Quoting Murray Kastner <[log in to unmask]>: > ....and whether Mr. Jefferson likes it or not the costs of health care > for PwPs are NOT off topic and is a daily concern for us all. Writing > off concern for your fellow man to PURE politics is balderdash. One is > tempted to jump to the conclusion that he is independently wealthy and/ > or otherwise unconcerned. Kinda brings to mind the metaphor (saying?) > that ends with "I'm alright, Jack!" > > ...and yes, I believe we are our brother's keeper so you may ascribe > my views to being a "bleeding heart liberal" and PROUD of it. > > On 2009-09-21, at 8:46 AM, Kathleen Cochran wrote: > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn