Posts Tagged S. 703

09.22.2009

Reader’s Questions… Where Can I Find an Comparison (in Plain English) of Some of the Health Care Reform Plans Offered?

Reader's Questions
Finding such a document has proven to be almost as difficult as reading H.R. 3200 “without two lawyers” to assist you. However we have found one document which appears to meet the challenge. Comparing a number of the bills in the House and the Senate… To download this PDF…
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09.16.2009

Download or Read Online: Senate Bill 703 – Independent Senator Bernie Sanders’ Alternative to H.R. 3200 (a.k.a. Obama Care)

Independent Alternative to Obama care - S 703 Senate Bill 703, the American Health Security Act of 2009, has been submitted by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I). Support by some for its goal to provide coverage for acute and chronic long-term care services, the bill is intended to be funded through redirecting existing federal payments for health care, a payroll tax of 8.7% and a health care income tax of 2.2%. Critics of the bill argue the long-term costs of the bill would require additional tax hikes (beyond those outlined) and that its push to redirect 50% of medical students into primary care will result in a shortage of specialists and fewer students choosing the medical profession for a career…

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