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Bill: Health Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Democrats
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: July 3831
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, We feel that the government shouldn't be too involved in the health sector and therefor propose this bill. The current system hurts our nation's competitiveness. Isobel Hart Party Leader of the Radical Democrats Radical MFP, Dolgariapolis, Lirath |
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: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Proposed: The government encourages vaccinations for children, but does not enforce them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:20:56, April 14, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | Were are against this reform. With private clinics, we currently allow them but we strongly regulate them to protect our citizens, with less legislation private clinics could potentially deliberately cause harm to some patients so they need more care thus they gain more money. With pharmaceutical drugs we believe everyone has the right to get them for free, working class average wage families should not have to pay for medicines that they might desperately need. With vaccinations, we believe we have to enforce them in order to protect our citizens from epidemics, if only a handful of children are vaccinated then that means the disease in questions could cause chaos if it was ever on a large scale such as ebola. |
| Date | 18:42:01, April 14, 2015 CET | From | Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | This is a step back not a step forward. Vaccines must be compulsory to protect those most vulnerable, those most ill, and to protect those who don't trust vaccines even if they will protect them. Clinics must have the same standard of care or better than a public health service to ensure those using Clinics are not harmed. We oppose this law. DDA |
| Date | 23:51:19, April 14, 2015 CET | From | Radical Democrats | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The State should not act as the people's mommy - we can't take every big decision and responsibility away from our citizens. The market will make sure that private clinics will compete with one another and thereby create a low cost, highly efficient and top class private health care system. Isobel Hart Party Leader of the Radical Democrats Radical MFP, Dolgariapolis, Lirath |
| Date | 23:55:03, April 14, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | As I said earlier, all the competiveness will do is simply make companies cut corners to maximise profits, which is why STRICT regulation is needed. |
| Date | 23:58:57, April 14, 2015 CET | From | Radical Democrats | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This is not true. Companies will focus on maintaining a good image and will also be fighting a stronger Workers' Union and will therefor be forced to create a good environment and provide a decent paycheck for their workers each month. Isobel Hart Party Leader of the Radical Democrats Radical MFP, Dolgariapolis, Lirath |
| Date | 00:12:01, April 15, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | Which is why they will cover up their wrong doings. Who said everyone was honest? The world is filled with liars and cheats who will do anything for an extra bit of cash, which is why we need government regulation to help stop this injustice and make sure people get the healthcare they deserve. |
| Date | 03:48:10, April 15, 2015 CET | From | Forward Party of Dolgaria | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | We are against this as well. We wouldn't be extremely opposed to the first two articles, but nixing mandatory vaccinations is not acceptable. It may give the state the "mommy" responsibility, but if diseases return due to people not getting vaccinated, we will all end up paying more for healthcare and possibly in lives. It also harms the people who can't be vaccinated for medical reasons as they cannot be guaranteed herd immunity. |
| Date | 14:16:16, April 15, 2015 CET | From | Radical Democrats | To | Debating the Health Reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, People should selv determine if their children should vaccinated or not. There are people who - with good reasons - choose to not vaccinate their children. There are also cases where children are allergic or in other ways become worse of after being vaccinated. It should therefor up to the parents of these children to determine wether or not they will be vaccinated. Isobel Hart Party Leader of the Radical Democrats Radical MFP, Dolgariapolis, Lirath |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 400 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy." - Ludwig von Mises |