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Bill: Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Progressive Alliance (IA)
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: March 2916
Description[?]:
| Health care is a public good. It is a legitimate service for the public sector to manage. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:34:39, March 27, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Progressive Alliance (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Comments? Compromise? |
| Date | 21:26:17, March 27, 2010 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While the DPA may or may not be right on public health's status as a public good and a legitimate responsibility og the government, is is not the responsibility of the Imperial government. Currently, local governments, which are closer to the people and thus represent their will more purely, decide upon the different courses of action each duchy will take. Furthermore, the Imperial Regional Oversight Committee regulates these practices to assure that there is no misuse of the system by the local governments. The current law is a compromise between the capitalist point of view we hold that healthcare should be entirely private and the statist point of view that healthcare should be managed by the government. We believe it is the best solution and thus ask the DPA to shelve this bill, or at least to respond to our comments. I yield. |
| Date | 18:39:58, March 28, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Progressive Alliance (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Members of the Diet, I have removed two potentially controversial articles from the DPA's health plan. If a majority supports the bill in its present form, I will put it to vote. I yield. |
| Date | 20:48:15, March 28, 2010 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While the CIL could potentially agree to article 1 as a compromise, we cannot accept article 2 if the health system is payed for by all tax payers. We could only accept a users-pay system which does not use any taxpayer money to operate. It would thus run as a government non-profit agency. Otherwise, we would see taxpayers having to pay for something they dont necessarily use as plain theft and would have to take the case to the Supreme Court. I yield. |
| Date | 00:50:53, March 29, 2010 CET | From | Heaven on Terra (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker We like the bill, will fully support. I yield |
| Date | 08:12:27, March 29, 2010 CET | From | Social Democratic League | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker The WCP bill support this bill I yield. |
| Date | 13:10:20, March 29, 2010 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker The EAP will oppose this mess. I yield |
| Date | 00:37:34, March 30, 2010 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Affordable Health Plan of 2914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I maintain that if this passes, the CIL will challenge it in Court. I thus urge all parties to vote no and seek a compromise solution. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 114 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 86 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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