Healthcare
Healthcare
Reform- Improving access and quality by giving Americans choices.
America has the best health care technology and personnel in the world, but that is not the problem.
The problem is cost of healthcare and lack of access for tens of millions of Americans. With that taken into account America
ranks below many industrialized nations and just ahead of Slovenia and Cuba in overall rankings of health systems. Increasing
access, reducing administrative cost, increasing choice and healthcare options are keys to solving this crisis and the American
Centrist Party supports all of those along with helping Americans to prevent disease. Thus, the American Centrist Party supports
the Healthy Americans Act as introduced by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.
The ACP agrees with the
Healthy Americans Act proposed by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. For space purposes links to the details of the bill are at
http://wyden.senate.gov/issues/Legislation/Healthy_Americans_Act.cfm
Some breakdown on the Healthy Americans Act
- Basically it offers the same plan to all Americans that Congress and government officials have
access to.
- Takes the burden of searching for insurance plans for their
employees off of American business.
- The cost that employers will but
into helping to pay for insurance will be decreased. Helping our economy and businesses to grow stronger and more competitive.
- This can be paid for with the current amount America spends on health
care and actually save 1.48 trillion dollars over ten years.
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States would be in charge of administering and setting up programs in each state.
- Health coverage will not be mandatory
(This is an ACP specific proposal to the Healthy American Act)
- Health coverage is a choice for individuals not the government
- Those who choose not to insure themselves will be responsible for all medical costs they incur.
- Illegal Aliens whether children or adults will not be eligible for this program.
The plan, known as the Healthy Americans Act, would:
- guarantee private health care coverage for all Americans;
- provide health benefits equal
to those that Members of Congress now enjoy;
- provide incentives for individuals and insurers to focus on prevention, wellness and disease management;
- establish tough cost containment measures
that save $1.48 trillion over 10 years; and
- Be fully paid for with the $2.2 trillion currently spent on health care in America today.
Prescriptions
from other nations: Holding to the ACP's belief that Americans should have the most freedom to live their
lives safely and happily, the ACP believes that if it is more cost-effective for Americans to purchase prescription medications
from other nations, then they should not be prevented from doing so. So long as the medications are manufactured with
the same attention to safety and quality as those sold in the United States, then there is no reason to forbid Americans from
getting the best value for their money.
The ACP will not be swayed by any corporate motivations that
do not enrich the lives of the average American citizenry. The American People are what make this country great.
They should be protected and promoted by their government, not restricted.
