New America Foundation - Universal Health Insurance Program

[Guest guest]

" The steadily rising number of uninsured Americans and the highest

premium increases in a decade have placed healthcare reform back atop

the domestic policy agenda. There is a growing realization that our

healthcare problems are systemic; that they burden everyone, not only

the uninsured; and that they are increasingly harmful to our economy as

well as our health. As a result, momentum for fundamental healthcare

reform has been building, with support coming from a surprisingly

diverse group of politicians and constituencies. Building on this

momentum, New America's Universal Health Insurance Program will promote

a system of mandatory health insurance for all Americans, combined with

public subsidies for those who need them. This approach - premised on

the principle of " universal coverage in exchange for universal

responsibility " - represents the most promising avenue for achieving

universal health insurance in the United States. Designed and

implemented correctly, it would provide fully portable coverage to all

Americans, while lowering insurance costs, expanding consumer choice,

raising the quality of care, and freeing businesses from the burden of

administering complex benefit plans. "

To continue reading, please see:

http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=program & ProgID=17

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[Guest guest]

I hope they do something about the uninsured. I¹ll be in that position

unless laws are changed.

I moved to one of the nicest parts of Florida, but unfortunately it is also

an area where until recently,

only the rich lived. They don¹t need or have insurance, they pay cash. The

doctors don¹t accept most

insurances because they are used to dealing with CASH. The county only

allows ONE blue cross plan

to be offered and group rates are still over 850 a month for just a husband

and wife.

The plan is terrible compared to what I had in NJ. I¹m not sure how long I

can stay on COBRA, but you

can bet I¹ll be finding out.

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> " The steadily rising number of uninsured Americans and the highest

> premium increases in a decade have placed healthcare reform back atop

> the domestic policy agenda. There is a growing realization that our

> healthcare problems are systemic; that they burden everyone, not only

> the uninsured; and that they are increasingly harmful to our economy as

> well as our health. As a result, momentum for fundamental healthcare

> reform has been building, with support coming from a surprisingly

> diverse group of politicians and constituencies. Building on this

> momentum, New America's Universal Health Insurance Program will promote

> a system of mandatory health insurance for all Americans, combined with

> public subsidies for those who need them. This approach - premised on

> the principle of " universal coverage in exchange for universal

> responsibility " - represents the most promising avenue for achieving

> universal health insurance in the United States. Designed and

> implemented correctly, it would provide fully portable coverage to all

> Americans, while lowering insurance costs, expanding consumer choice,

> raising the quality of care, and freeing businesses from the burden of

> administering complex benefit plans. "

>

>

> To continue reading, please see:

>

> http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=program & ProgID=17

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> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

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> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

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