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Having read portions of the bill, it is CLEAR to me that it is purposely written to hide what is really going on. If the plan is simple and well designed it can be written in way less than 1018 pages of doublespeak. An intelligent person should be able to write the legislation in clear language that can be understood and implemented by anyone. Look a the Great Documents of history, they are all simple and to the point.
Healtcare needs fixing, no doubt- There are 15 million who need and can't afford healthcare, not 50, once you remove those who choose not to have coverage and non-citizens.
1) Tort Reform-the major factor(s) causing increases, unnecessary testing and malpractice insurance--Never happen because virtually all lawmakers are lawyers...
2) Transportability and elimination of pre-existing conditions, when you change insurers you should not have to have a waiting period greater than the tiem it takes for preexisting conditions to lose thier coverage.
3) Allow us to go out into the marketplace and buy insurance like we buy car insurance. Also allow individuals access to the network not only employers. In RI we have BCBS and United, why not let there be some competition...
4) Expand medicare to cover the 15 million who truly can't afford or don't have access to healthcare, then reform medicare to eliminate the rampant fraud... example-a third party bought medical equipment on my relative's medicare account and had them shipped to my relative's home when they were away for the summer and picked them up when the carrier dropped them there.... Imagine what we would find if we turned over a few more stones...
5) Low cost catistrophic coverage so those who choose not to have coverage can get coverage in the event they are in an accident.
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