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Bill: National Health Service Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: May 3399
Description[?]:
| The health resources of our nation should be distributed on the basis of clinical need, not ability to pay. |
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 public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:56:28, November 20, 2012 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the National Health Service Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, there is no difference between the current health care system and the Hon. Member's proposed system except for one difference. The current system requires those that can afford it to pay for it themselves. The proposed system requires, of course, higher taxation, which will be taken from those that can afford to pay. Both ways, the same cohort of the population is forced to cough up. It is essentially the same. However, Mr. Speaker, the nationalisation of healthcare means the removal of competition. It means that doctors may give poorer services, and still be paid the same amount by the government. There is no incentive to give good services, because choice has been artificially limited. The crux of a healthy industry is the free market and competition. Both must exist. If this proposal is successful, Mr. Speaker, neither will. Mikiyasu Chouda MP Member for Magadonia |
| Date | 22:02:03, November 20, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the National Health Service Act |
| Message | I thought the DSP despised the posh, snobby, elitist, rich capitalists, yet they want the government to pay for their health care. I guess socialism has its own, very much flawed logic. Dr. Valerie Shepard Member for Ulbrach GNP Spokeswoman for Health and Social Services |
| Date | 03:23:10, November 21, 2012 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Health Service Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, the health resources of any nations are necessary limited. The question is, how are we to distribute them? According to medical need, or according to the dictates of the capitalist free market? We in our party know what the only moral and humane answer to that question is. George Butterworth (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 06:05:15, November 21, 2012 CET | From | Conservative National Party | To | Debating the National Health Service Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we distribute medical resources according to medical need, of course. The free market is a way of ensuring that these needs are catered to at the minimum of cost and the maximum of quality. Those that genuinely cannot pay are supported by the government under current laws. Mikiyasu Chouda MP Member for Magadonia |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 250 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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