How does technical and political feasibility intersect in the health care reform legislation passed in MA?
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Bottom line.  He wants votes.  Just think about it.  His is the first state to actually bring in universal healthcare.\n\nAll of America is going to vote for this guy just on that fact alone.
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All types.  The House is the only chamber where Federal legislation can by introduced.
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You would have to deal with the minister of health for the specific province cause health care financed operations are regulated by the province.
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we have medicare \n(everybody does)but the controversy now is about \nfor those who need surgery , sooner than later for something like cancer, can face long wait times for the surgery (that is what i think is a problem). there is a move towards a'two -tiered' helathcare system, in which those who can and want to pay for it,  can do so, and get service when they want it.\nEvery province handles health care somewhat differently. you still need some insurance to be sure you are covered when you visit another province(like a state), but you can get healthcare in other provinces and get reinbursed for it ( i havent ever done it so not sure how it works).\n\ntho we don't pay for it directly, we pay via taxation. Sales tax and taxes in general. I think Quebec has the highest tax rate in....North America?! fourteen and a half percent sales tax, extra taxes on cigarettes....\nwe do have welfare and unemployment insurance also- but you can barely get by on "social assistance". However there are many training programs available for those on social assistance, and if they attend they get extra $.\nbut we aren't talking Harvard quality education here, but i suppose it's better than zilch.
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We need a health care system in this country and it will be hard to get. You know who is in congress. pro business!\n\nWe need a way to pool the Monet, an have some say into some things, like costs!\n\nHMO's who have people who are paid over 2 million a year plus bonus, plus their stockholders. They are taking all that from you before they have paid a thing!! There are over 450 HMO's in NJ!\n\nWhen I retired from the state, all of a sudden the HMO who represents retired state workers can get pills that I was paying over $12.00 each, I can get a 3 month supply for $4.00! That's right! $4.00 for three months!\n\nMedications is too expensive and needs to be brought under control. I don't have an issue with someone making a profit, but a 14 Million dollar income for 1 person in an HMO? That is obscene, and they have at least 3 more making more than 2 million a year. Now multiply that by the # of HMO's and the money they return to their shareholders, who didn't work a damn day!. That's a lot of money that goes to everything but health care.\n\nI have a ton of those example's, and I am sure we have enough smart people, who are not politicians, who can come up with a health care plan. What do you think an HMO is?
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The bill has been brought before the parliament but they havn't decided yet.\n\nMost supporters of the vice prez oppose it but the prez supporters support it. Most of the state governors support it too.
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If your state has an initiative process, you can take your idea to the people. If you get enought signatures for your petition, then it goes on the ballet. If the majority of voters say yes, it's law!
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In United States, It is pretty easy.\n\n1. Someone writes a bill.\n2. If the party that someone belongs to has the majority, the bill goes for voting.\n3. The majority approves the bill without even giving it a glance.\n4. If the president is with the same party, he would sign it and it becomes law, if not then he probably would veto.\n\nAnother way.\n1. Someone writes a 'paper-clip' bill.\n2. The paper-clip bill is attached to the bill with the biggest possibility of passing congress.\n3. Every approves the bill without even taking a glance at it.\n4. Pres. sign it and it becomes law.
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Good Question!  I don't know why it has to be so complicated - the insurance industry has done nothing but complicate the medical world for so long now, that I suspect their lobby has had a lot of influence on part d.  They're trying to tell professional physicians how to do business - without knowing anything about you.\n\nIf someone could figure out a way to simplify all of this, individuals like us could afford to get health care and the prescriptions we need without a "conglomorate" who is only in it for the money and doesn't know anything about our situation or condition deciding it for us.\n\nSimplify!  It' the key - too much beauracracy around it all
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try here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care
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hmmm!\nHow about these two sites for you>>>\n PROCESS IMPROVEMENTFile Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML\nThere are things happening in healthcare that we never dreamed of years ago. ... If you doubt this, then help the folks in Patient Accounting explain a bill ...\nwww.shsweb.org/resources/tools/TQM_Textbook.doc - Similar pages \n\n\n[PDF] Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) RFPFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML\nSubcontractor Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certifications (No Change) ... The Technical Proposal shall clearly describe the approach, process, ...\nwww.rti.org/files/HISPC_RFP_Amend1.pdf - Similar pages
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Contact your local law authorities,...as I'm SURE they'd appreciate your interest in doing the right thing.  Having health insurance and a life insurance policy might not be a bad idea either.
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It's good... a bill has to be voted on and passed by the appropriate commitee before it goes for a vote before the full chamber.
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NO!\n\nJust what massachusetts needs. An all democratic house with two democratic senators and a democratic governor.\n\nWheres the balance? Ross was the only one that knew what the heck she was talking about.
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ive often wondered why insurance has so much political power. illegal not to have it & difficult to qualify for it.
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well, here is the text of the bill.  good luck with that:\nhttp://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/PDF/SB/SB0245.1.pdf\n\nas for "in laymans terms", you have to be very wary of who is translating it into layman's terms.  different people will put entirely different spins on "what the effect will be" and i tend to not trust others' interpretations because you are at the mercy of their ethics in presenting an unbiased interpretation.\n\nhowever, having read the summary statement at the beginning of the bill, i suspect that the bone of contention is the line where it mentions "Specifies that "basic telecommunications service" does not include functionally equivalent service provided by a person that transmits communication through Internet Protocol enabled services."\n\npresumably this is an issue because cable companies are moving towards digital services and integrating cable and video distribution with internet traffic.  they will have to do this to keep up with the trends in TV viewership and the market - but i think that before this bill, since they were cable providers, they were immune from competition.\n\nstate utility monopolies are there because it would be a waste to have eight sets power lines, phone lines and water pipes running to each house for every different power, phone or water company that might exist.  however internet traffic works differently - because digital information is switched and routed by computers, it can come from anywhere and be transmitted down the same pipe - there's no need for a regulated monopoly when it comes to digital content.\n\ncable companies have been on the sweet end of this lollipop for a long time, because their technology required a monopoly for the same reason that water companies' technology did.  however, when they move to a digital/internet type of distribution system, that monopoly is no longer reasonable (to me) and the door to competition should be thrown open.\n\nso, it sounds like this bill is essentially declassifying digital cable as a "basic telecom service" which means that you'll be able to choose from multiple providers.\n\nsounds good to me!  of course, this is all based on a cursory reading of this bill.  i am by no means a specialist on indiana's telecom regulatory structure, or even a lawyer, so take my interpretation with a grain of salt.
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It depends upon which Health Court proposal you look to. The Progressive Policy Institutes Health Court proposal (now going through congress) would be very expensive. As far as my knowledge goes there is not a specific number (because the proposal is only on a pilot project basis) but there would be costs to introduce an entirly new beaurocrcay. A majority of the costs would go to additional state and federal courts to hear cases, as well as thousands of additional employees that would need to be paid to sort through Medical Malpractice cases.