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Bill: Affordable Healthcare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2098
Description[?]:
| Laws that safeguard the quality of medical care are those that keep the interests of both patients and doctors in mind. While patients who have been wronged deserve answers as well as compensation, this amount should not exceed what it would entail to get the person back on track. This implies that legal expenses and medical expenses must be covered, as well as any other surgeries that would correct whatever the doctor did wrong. In special circumstances, such as life disabilities, the doctor would have to pay an award equal to 25 years of income. For example, a man earning $40,000 would receive $1,000,000 in case of a life disability inflicted by the doctor. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: Lawsuits may only provide money for medical and legal expenses.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:23:25, August 07, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the Affordable Healthcare Act |
| Message | We will support. |
| Date | 20:09:42, August 08, 2005 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Affordable Healthcare Act |
| Message | My only problem is with the 25 years of income for life disabilities. If the expected life of the patient under healthy conditions is less than 25 years (i.e. a 70 year old patient) this seems excessive. I would suggest it be changed to 25 years or the expected life of the patient, whichever is less. |
| Date | 21:49:51, August 13, 2005 CET | From | Citizens Voice | To | Debating the Affordable Healthcare Act |
| Message | It seems reasonable. |
| Date | 12:21:02, August 14, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Affordable Healthcare Act |
| Message | what if it is more than 25 years? what if they don't even have a job yet? if you are disabled for life at 16, in a non life-threatening way, it is to be hoped that you will live for at least 50 years. can I suggest that the number of years equals average life expectancy minus the age of the patient? and if the patient is too young to be in work, the average wage? |
| Date | 04:17:04, August 18, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Affordable Healthcare Act |
| Message | People with life disabilities can still work....the compensation is due because their earnings will be less than before. The large grant is supposed to offset that by providing it upfront... If the said individual is completely unable to work, then he would be eligible for a life grant.. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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