Representative John Conyers is the lead sponsor for the only real universal health plan that provides coverage that is truly universal, comprhensive, affordable to inidviduals and families and controls overall costs.
http://www.house.gov/conyers/news_hr676.shtml
That plan also has more co-sponsors then any other plan in the House.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR00676:@@@P
Please make sure that it is an active part of the discussion as we move forward to real health care reform.
There are many proposals for “reform” of the U.S. health care system out there. For the newcomer it can be very confusing. Here are the four simple questions to ask of any health care proposal.
1. Is it Universal? Does it cover all people? This would seem to be pretty basic, insofar as all other developed countries do it. But just being, or claiming to have, universal coverage is not enough. It is a common error to claim universality and then let it go at that. When thinking about a so-called health care reform proposal you must also explore how the proposal deals with items 2, 3 & 4:
2. Is it Comprehensive? Does it cover all needed conditions, prevention, treatment? What care is included under the proposal? What care is not covered?
3. How much is it going to Cost Individuals? Is it affordable year-in and year-out. How much does it cost you and your family if you are not sick? Can you afford to get sick. What is the total cost of the system to you and your family including taxes, premiums, deductibles, copays, uncovered conditions/expenses, coverage refusals. What is your total out of pocket costs? If you get sick are you going to go bankrupt?
4. How much is it going to Cost Overall? What is the cost to the system, to the country, for example as a percent of GNP? How does it control costs. How is it paid for, and who is paying, all the pieces, direct and indirect?
Too many folks fall for the trap of hearing “reform” or even “universal” and don’t realize that it is not really Universal Coverage, IF that Coverage is really “coverage” because it leaves you with too much legitimate care not actually covered, leaves you and your family with bankruptingly high out of pocket expenses when somebody
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It would also help GM, Boeing, and other US companies become more competitive in world markets. Currently, companies like Airbus don't need to factor employee health care costs into their pricing - Boeing does.
Agree - We need Democrats to boldly address this crisis with suppport for Conyers' Hr-676.
I don't care how tough a fight you think it would be or what chance of winning you think we would have - we will never know and will give up too much if we don't start with asking for more than we expect or at a minimum - what we want and what this country desperately needs.
I may be dying and don't know because I am a cancer survivor, who can't get health insurance now and can no longer afford to pay the labs for tests I need.
Please - it is insane that we are the only industrialized country that does not have a system to provide healthcare for all its citizens. And to cap that failure - we still pay way more than most other countries.