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Bill: Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, 3168
Details
Submitted by[?]: Commonwealth Liberal 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: February 3170
Description[?]:
| An act to private the National Health Service in its entirety. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:28:28, August 18, 2011 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, 3168 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Can the CLP explain how this bill would help the low income brackets to be provided with a quality and affordable health care? I welcome the open and active debate on this bill since this issue is never settled to this date. Robert W. Rockefeller, NIP Leader. |
| Date | 18:06:27, August 19, 2011 CET | From | Commonwealth Liberal Party | To | Debating the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, 3168 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We thank the honourable member for his question. We, in the CLP, believe that healthcare and market forces are not at odds with one another and in fact believe that the two can work together. We believe that were the system privatised that there would be increased levels of competition from all service providers. It is this competition that would ultimately lead to better service delivery by medical corporations and also lead to better innovation in the field as healthcare providers find better and cheaper ways to deliver healthcare services to Rutanians. Although the bill suggests that healthcare would be private entirely, we do not suggest the government do not regulate the field, as to protect users and providers from excessive insurance costs. The Hon. Jack Foundry, Leader of the CLP Member for the Ardinian South Coast |
| Date | 01:30:18, August 20, 2011 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, 3168 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his response. I agree with his statement on how the privatization of this industry will conclusively lead to better quality health care with high level of competition. But there certainly is a big downside to it as well that we all can't ignore: excessive health care insurance costs. IF the health care would go fully private, there wouldn't be any regulatory measures imposed upon the industry that would control costs. In addition, going private doesn't necessarily mean that the government would not put an expenditures on the sector. The private health care systems will put an inflation to a risk, as well as the wage expenses on the medical practitioners. And who would prevent the health care providers rejecting to provide coverages to the lower income brackets? the government? I suggest instead of going fully private, let us consider a rational private health care system where the government subsidize the costs for low income brackets. This will prevent the potential crisis that we may face. Robert W. Rockefeller, NIP Leader. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 249 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 150 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 200 |
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