The Affordable Care Act

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Boreas

All I have to say is the government better start tooling up for single payer right now. If those thieves raise their rates that high that fast, the people will demand "Medicare Part E".

John

We're ready.

Got a bill right now.

http://www.pnhp.org/news/2011/februa...re-for-all-act

Summary: H.R. 676, The Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act

PNHP note: The following text draws heavily upon the summary of H.R. 676 provided by Rep. John Conyers Jr. when he introduced his bill in 2011. PNHP has made some slight alterations, chiefly to reflect new estimates of cost savings.

Brief summary of legislation

H.R. 676 establishes a unique American universal health insurance program with single-payer financing. The bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care system that improves and expands the already existing Medicare program to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories. The goal of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans will have access, guaranteed by law, to the highest quality and most cost effective health care services regardless of their employment, income or health care status. In short, health care becomes a fundamental human right, with no financial barriers or financial harm resulting from seeking care. With 50 million uninsured Americans, and another 30 million who are underinsured, the time has come to change our inefficient and costly fragmented non-system of health care. The current for-profit health care system in the U.S. is not financially sustainable over the long run, hence the need for a unique nonprofit, universal single-payer health care system.