Senate Health bill

[The Painter]

All those without insurance won't get it until 2014. How does this help them?

No one has given this a shot. Why? Oh yeah it doesn't help them

One of the immediate effects of the bill is that high risk pools (Sec 1101) would be created while the exchanges are setup. Individuals who currently don't have insurance would have access to those with the protections in the bill, like not getting turned down for a preexisting condition

. In 4 years.

This bill is not law. Celebrate now, because this will never make it to the white house.

 

[jdp]

No one has given this a shot. Why? Oh yeah it doesn't help them

. In 4 years.

No, not in 4 years 90 days after the act would be signed.

10 SEC. 1101. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO INSURANCE FOR UNIN
11 SURED INDIVIDUALS WITH A PREEXISTING
12 CONDITION.
13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish
15 a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to
16 provide health insurance coverage for eligible individuals
17 during the period beginning on the date on which such
18 program is established and ending on January 1, 2014.

This bill is not law. Celebrate now, because this will never make it to the white house.

You might be right; there are a lot of difficult problems to be worked out. If it fails it will probably be because of the abortion language. Neither side will be happy with any language.

 

[JoeTheJuggler]

No one has given this a shot.

Except for posts 158, 159 and 160.

I suspect more might have responded in the ~8 hours that elapsed but they're probably doing their last minute Xmas shopping or on their way to Grandma's house.