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Bill: Healthcare Completion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Market 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: September 3519
Description[?]:
| This act seeks to end the barbaric practice of private healthcare, with its principles of prejudice and discrimination against the poor, in favour of a completely government funded and controlled system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: 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.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:54:45, July 22, 2013 CET | From | United Civic Alliance | To | Debating the Healthcare Completion Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Why would the presence of private health care clinics be discriminatory against the poor? They treat their patients with the care that they pay for; for those that find themselves unable to pay for such care, they can use the public, governmental health care system. The system is currently setup such that it allows private practices, while ensuring a standard of care free of charge for all citizens. We see no reason to change it. I yield. |
| Date | 04:40:07, July 23, 2013 CET | From | Moderate Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Healthcare Completion Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This is fantastic and needs to be implemented--everyone deserves universal care--there should be no barriers like cost in healthcare. |
| Date | 14:13:09, July 23, 2013 CET | From | Market Socialist Party | To | Debating the Healthcare Completion Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I would like to contest the argument made by the Winter Palace Movement's leader. It is clear how discrimination is caused by private clinics. Did my opposition not say so himself? The fact that one person should have access to better care simply because of their wage is apalling. For small services, I can understand. You choose to accept a worse quality product for less money. For healthcare, the idea sickens me. Do you think people choose to fall sick or injured? Many may have done so through the actions of others, yet they are treated to inferior care. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 317 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 305 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 127 |
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