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Bill: Health Care Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Liberty 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: October 3581
Description[?]:
| The amount of budget dedicated to health care spending is exploding (45,000,000,000 BEL the largest line item in the current budget) and will outstrip our abilities to fund it in the future. |
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 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: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:52:56, November 22, 2013 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform |
| Message | While we believe that this should be completely privatized, we understand others feel an attachment to a social safety net, such as it is. This system will take care of those who are not in a financial position to look after their health while maintaining a thriving private industry that will spur competition and innovation. |
| Date | 02:13:01, November 24, 2013 CET | From | Republican Democratic Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform |
| Message | We just changed the healthcare policy and increased govt spending. Changing it back so soon will just waste money |
| Date | 03:41:11, November 24, 2013 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform |
| Message | Wasting money, we just saw a significant increase in the amount of money we are spending to the point is is far above any other line item, and a trajectory this sharp is not sustainable. Let's take care of the truly vulnerable and not condemn ourselves to years and years of reckless government spending. |
| Date | 14:31:59, November 24, 2013 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Health Care Reform |
| Message | Health Care, like Education, is one of the areas that require governmental control in view of the long-term benefit the society can be given access to and as it can invariably afford to provide subsidies/full payments to those that require them, which is something the private clinics cannot afford to do. While we do not think private health care denies such benefits to all, we do believe the government must keep itself in health and social care, while also allowing enough private participation without heavy government control. "There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed." ... This is the proposal we can wholeheartedly support as it involves both government as well as private participation without affecting the people in any way. I ask of you to consider these suggestions as well. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 6 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 394 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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