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What is Obama's health care plan?
I've read a few news articles about President Obama trying to make a new health care plan since it's very expensive here for decent health care but I haven't quite grasped the whole plan of action as it sits so far. I feel stupid for not quite understanding what is suppose to be happening with the health care plan or what Obama has really said about it. Can somebody kind of fill me in on the details in words I can actually understand? I know the health care bill is really important and I really should know what is going on...
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Yes it is very confusing..but from what I understand about Obama's healthcare plan..is that he wants Universal Healthcare. He want's businesses to be able to give it to their employees. And, Obama want's everyone in America to have Healthcare, yet not be in debt because of having to pay for it. That means, he wants it similar to countries such as England and Canada. In both those places, the healthcare is "free". Basically, they go to a clinic, sit and wait a really long time, and get treated without having to pay (for instance, someone in England or Canada has to wait double the time the U.S. does for an organ transplant because the government owns healthcare). Anyway..what everyone in America is not happy about is the fact that this Healthcare plan will be funded by taxes-meaning, tax paying American's will be paying for it. Taxes would have to be raised..once again. People are angered because he already has us in more debt since his presidency. Republican's are also very against it. They ask why he is rushing this. Originally, he wanted the congress to approve this by August..but he now has pushed it to the end of the year, saying that he want's it done and if it is not done right he will veto it. Not sure why he want's it done so fast. I'm not really sure if this plan will be beneficial to the American's..but then again, who knows??
I also found this on The White House Site-
"The Administration believes that comprehensive health reform should:
•Reduce long-term growth of health care costs for businesses and government
•Protect families from bankruptcy or debt because of health care costs
•Guarantee choice of doctors and health plans
•Invest in prevention and wellness
•Improve patient safety and quality of care
•Assure affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans
•Maintain coverage when you change or lose your job
•End barriers to coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions"
Hope this helped you understand a little better! :)
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