"Vt. seeks insurance for most residents; ‘Single-payer’ plan could begin by ’17" May 07, 2011|By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff
As soon as 2017, Vermont could become the first state to provide and pay for insurance for most of its residents under a plan passed by the Legislature Thursday. But it must first clear several significant hurdles, including persuading the federal government to allow the state to assume responsibility for Medicare and Medicaid enrollees and finding a way to pay for the program.
The bill outlines a planning process for implementing what is often referred to as a “single-payer’’ system.
Yes, something we RARELY READ ABOUT in the agenda-pushing, corporate-controlled newspaper.
Called Green Mountain Care, the program would operate in its first few years much like other state health care exchanges established under the federal Affordable Care Act and must begin enrolling individuals and small business in 2014. That’s the year the mandate for most Americans to have health insurance takes effect.
Vermont’s plan is different, however, because it lays out the state’s intention in 2017 to move most people with private and government insurance into a unified system in which their insurance would be paid for through their taxes, not through premiums and copayments....
I know it sounds bad, and who would trust the federal government with taxes; however,
The bill was opposed by some business groups, including the Vermont Insurance Agents Association....
Then it must have been a good bill for the people.
Joseph Normandy, executive director of the insurance association: “In this economy, when you outlaw health insurance agents, you eliminate jobs.’’
And how many millions are CEO administrators pulling down?
F*** you, you self-serving PoS.
But the plan also saw pushback from people who said it did not go far enough.
Without a funding plan or details about what kind of coverage the state would offer, the bill does not actually do much, said Dr. David Himmelstein, visiting professor at Harvard Medical School and a founder of Physicians for a National Health Program....
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Related: Vt. insurers must cover home births
Also see: Slow Saturday Special: Single Payer Op
No Choice But Single Payer
No Need For Single-Payer
Not in Massachusetts:
"Limits to save $80m on health plan; State expected to OK narrower options" April 14, 2011|By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff
It is the RATIONING you were told WOULD NOT HAPPEN, and I'm SICK because of the LIES!
Regulators in charge of the Massachusetts health insurance law are expected to approve new contracts today that will save the state $80 million, in part by offering a narrower choice of hospitals, physicians, and specialists to thousands of patients insured through the state-subsidized Commonwealth Care program.
The new contracts will allow state funding to remain level, even as enrollment in the program is expected to grow from 158,000 low- and moderate-income residents to 175,000 over the next year.
Regulators said the savings anticipated in the new contracts will allow them to maintain the current level of benefits for patients with only modest increases in some charges.
And you are PAYING MORE, too!!
Meet your future, Amerika!
The Connector Authority scheduled the vote today as the Patrick Administration celebrates the fifth anniversary of the state’s closely watched health law this week, with renewed vows to rein in soaring medical costs....
Related: Memory Hole: Why the Nation Doesn't Need Massachusetts Health Care
The Massachusetts Model: The AG's Amnesia
Stark hospital fee disparities found
Yeah, they have known about the problem and rip-off for YEARS now, and yet it STILL CONTINUES! All we get are ENDLESS INVESTIGATIONS and political bullshit from the leaders.
Gotta keep the CAMPAIGN CA$H coming in, huh?
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Related: Rebound continues for health insurers
Oh, they are all MAKING BIG MONEY, too?!!
Also see: Hospital errors are understated, review says
Really makes you want to rush right out and see a doctor, doesn't it?
And you are PAYING MORE, too!!
Meet your future, Amerika!
The Connector Authority scheduled the vote today as the Patrick Administration celebrates the fifth anniversary of the state’s closely watched health law this week, with renewed vows to rein in soaring medical costs....
Related: Memory Hole: Why the Nation Doesn't Need Massachusetts Health Care
The Massachusetts Model: The AG's Amnesia
Stark hospital fee disparities found
Yeah, they have known about the problem and rip-off for YEARS now, and yet it STILL CONTINUES! All we get are ENDLESS INVESTIGATIONS and political bullshit from the leaders.
Gotta keep the CAMPAIGN CA$H coming in, huh?
--more--"
Related: Rebound continues for health insurers
Oh, they are all MAKING BIG MONEY, too?!!
Also see: Hospital errors are understated, review says
Really makes you want to rush right out and see a doctor, doesn't it?
