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Bill: Healthcare Privatisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liber 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 3367
Description[?]:
| The current national healthcare system is inefficient and costly. Those with the means to pay for medical care should be expected to do so. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Proposed: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:50:31, September 18, 2012 CET | From |  The Liber Party | To | Debating the Healthcare Privatisation Act |
| Message | The money saved on the maintenance of the national healthcare system can be put to better use fully covering the cost of medicine for those less able to afford it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 134 |
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