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Bill: Pharmaceutical Drugs Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Blobs
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: January 2110
Description[?]:
| In order to guarentee the welfare of our people we propose that pharmaceutical drugs be provided free of charge to all people who need them. To receive drugs a patient will have to visit a doctor (whether NHS or private) to obtain a prescription which can be exchanged at a phamarcy. This scheme will be funded as part of the NHS. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:26:30, September 10, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Movement | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Absolutely. We argree with you 100% |
| Date | 22:46:51, September 10, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Unless anyone has suggestions for additions to the description then I'll put this to vote tomorrow. |
| Date | 23:55:26, September 10, 2005 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | We support, of course. |
| Date | 02:40:55, September 11, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Of course we shall support. |
| Date | 03:22:31, September 11, 2005 CET | From | Left Communist Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 11:42:48, September 11, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Though we support the nature and idea of this bill, we would prefer "The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens." as the proposal as this would guarantee that those on low incomes would continue to receive free prescriptions, but help reduce the massive costs that would be incurred by the NHS. This, of course, would not apply to drugs being used within hospitals et al which would continue to be administered freely, and would only be used for those receiving prescription drugs. |
| Date | 12:29:29, September 11, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Does this scheme include people purchasing paracetamol, aspirin etc? |
| Date | 20:49:32, September 11, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | This is expensive. I would prefer some kind of discounted pharmaceuticals rather then total coverage. So essentially the government reimburses the pharmaceutical companies? I don't know if I can support this,( like it matters anyway with 0 seats,) because this adds more redtape to our NHS. I thought the NHS didn't provide free medication,only doctor services and not pharmaceutical. |
| Date | 21:28:20, September 11, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | "Does this scheme include people purchasing paracetamol, aspirin etc?" - Only if a doctor prescribes them, otherwise the patient has to pay for them. " I thought the NHS didn't provide free medication,only doctor services and not pharmaceutical." - Do you mean the RL NHS? If so then only a flat prescription charge applies; the medicine itself is free. |
| Date | 22:39:34, September 11, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Though we may try to modify this later, we agree with the principle behind this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 365 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
| Random fact: Particracy is set in the fictional world of Terra, which mirrors the real world of today and yet is not quite like it. |
| Random quote: "Politics is all about compromises and negotiations, nothing more, nothing less." - Augusto Amadeo, former Istalian politician |