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Bill: Health Care Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Socialist 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: November 3472
Description[?]:
| In order to activity promote well being, and to ensure the health of the nationals of our Empire. Hereby enacts the following reforms: 1) 3473-3475 The foundations for the program will be established. This includes the restructuring of the bureaucracy of the Ministry of Health to enforce, regulate, and run the program once it is fully functional. In addition, it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health to begin the outlining of how the new program will function. The following Articles will take effect during this stage: Articles II, V, VI 2) 3475-3477 During the second stage the first aspects of the program will be initiated and will require an increase in funding to carry out. In addition, the reformed Ministry of Health will begin to carry out the outline they proposed for the implementation of this program, and will open the program's first public clinics and hospitals by the final year of this stage. The following Articles will take effect during this stage: Articles I, IV The following Article will be partially implemented during this stage: Article III 3) 3477-3481 The program will be fully implemented and shall become fully functional by the end of the final year in the stage. Funding will be increased and Article V will be fully implemented. The following Article will take effect during this stage: Article III |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Current: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Proposed: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 4
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 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 5
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people 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 supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:56:49, April 17, 2013 CET | From | Secular Socialist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | This is what my party would like to see off the bat, but lets figure out a compromise we can all accept. |
| Date | 16:55:37, April 17, 2013 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Union (IA) | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I would propose that we not take such a drastic step all at once and instead follow a plan closer to the one proposed in 3468. I yield. |
| Date | 20:29:40, April 17, 2013 CET | From | Secular Socialist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, If the INA could give us some specific proposals, we will probably modify the bill to reflect. This is just where we want to begin the negotiation. I yield. |
| Date | 21:28:32, April 17, 2013 CET | From | Imperial Aristocratic League | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Article 2 is an absolute deal breaker for the IAL. Article 3 goes to far to fast. The government already subsidies the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for the low income, does the government really need to pay for everyone's drugs? The costs of such a program would be outrageous and would require either massive deficits or tax increases of which we find both to be unacceptable. I Yield. |
| Date | 21:39:53, April 17, 2013 CET | From | Luthorian Conservative Party 🔵 | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I would support a small step on article three if we could work something out. |
| Date | 02:39:26, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Secular Socialist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I hope the amended legislation is more acceptable to the members. However, it is a must that we legalize contraception to keep health care costs down. It is also a must that we pay for the drugs of citizens that can not for the same reason. Contraception and drugs are cheaper than emergency room visits. |
| Date | 04:18:09, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Union (IA) | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We propose to change Article three to the following: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed. I yield |
| Date | 05:31:24, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Luthorian Conservative Party 🔵 | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We will not support tax payers funded abortions in any case, our nation is founded on religion and I would remind the IAL they have been an advocate for life and are they will to trade it? |
| Date | 07:46:06, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Secular Socialist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | I will back article three to what INA suggested. As for article one, these abortions would only be funded in the case of medical emergencies, IE mother's health or life is at serious risk. How can you oppose that? Religion must dictate that the mother must live. |
| Date | 07:53:09, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Secular Socialist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I f the current bill looks like a decent compromise to all members, I would like to move this to the floor. I would like to ask where the IAL is on this before I do so without further change? Also, to the members of both the LIP and the IAL, again the government funding for abortions in this bill is the most pro-life position this legislation could possibly take. These abortions being funded is necessary to ensure the life of the mother when serious complications ensure, and 9 times out of ten, whey these complications occur the child will die too. |
| Date | 15:06:12, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Union (IA) | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, How exactly will this be funded? Does the tax proposal outlined in the Tax Act of August 3471 seem acquit in covering all the coast associated with these reforms? We also ask that the following be added as an article: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions. (This will be implemented in the first stage.) Finally, we ask that this outline be added to the Act as to how it will be implemented. 1) 3468-3470 The foundations for the program will be established. This includes the restructuring of the bureaucracy of the Ministry of Health to enforce, regulate, and run the program once it is fully functional. In addition, it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health to begin the outlining of how the new program will function. The following Articles will take effect during this stage: Articles II, V 2) 3470-3472 During the second stage the first aspects of the program will be initiated and will require an increase in funding to carry out. In addition, the reformed Ministry of Health will begin to carry out the outline they proposed for the implementation of this program, and will open the program's first public clinics and hospitals by the final year of this stage. The following Articles will take effect during this stage: Articles I, IV The following Article will be partially implemented during this stage: Article III 3) 3472-3478 The program will be fully implemented and shall become fully functional by the end of the final year in the stage. Funding will be increased and Article V will be fully implemented. The following Article will take effect during this stage: Article III I yield. |
| Date | 18:11:59, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Union (IA) | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: Years will need to be updated. |
| Date | 21:09:33, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Imperial Aristocratic League | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The IAL will, in an effort to provide a show of unity in the diet will support the measures. I Yield. |
| Date | 21:30:45, April 18, 2013 CET | From | Secular Socialist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I will add the amendments suggested by the INA and move it to the floor. This will be a historic act for our Holy Diet, and the people of our Empire will be very thankful indeed. I, and the other members of my party would like to thank all members who participated in the debate, and helped us form a reasonable compromise. Thank you. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 435 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 149 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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