House Health Care Bill released

So what does it say in English? I know there was some compromise to please the more conservative democrats.

LOL . .. .

I'm pleased it has a public option. The explanation of how it will work begins on page 211 if anyone is interested. It will be on the exchange, have a start up of 2 billion which must be paid back in 10 years, and be sustained by premium dollars. There is a "limitation on funding" and "no bailout" clause in which the language elaborates that the public option will "in no case" receive "public funds due to insolvency".

Consumers will be able to choose from three different qualities regarding the public option; basic, premium and premium plus plans.

Rates will be negotiated with providers.

As far as establishing a provider network, those who currently take Medicare will by default take the public option unless they opt-out.

There's a bit more and like I said it starts on page 211 and ends on page 225 for those interested in looking themselves. Seems like a sweet deal.

Here is your wiat list and denying coverage for critically ill or elderly.


22 (2) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—

24 amounts available for payment of expenses of the

Kyrshamark, read page 16. These "waiting lists" are referring to the "establishment of a temporary national high risk pool program to provide health benefits to eligible individuals during the period beginning on January 1, 2010 ... ending on the date on which the National Health Insurance Exchange is established."

In other words, until the exchange is implemented, the government is going to cover the people the insurance companies refuse.

Read ther bottom of page 25 and the top of page 26, it talks of when they run out if money the (5 billion to start)what the secretary is authorized to do, he/she can cut bennies, raise premiums, and create waiting lists for treatments.

And if you hard read my post the part I copied states INSUFFICIENT FUNDS

I too am quite pleased about the public option, however, watered-down it appears to be. I am disappointed in what has not been addressed, which is wellness. Wellness, a concept foreign to the healthcare schema of the united states is what makes European single payor systems work, and cuts the costs spent per person. Unfortunately, we have let ourselves become too sickly to assume that lack of access alone will control skyrocketing costs.