Which U.S. health alternative do you support?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:47 pmGOPCARE (Orin Hatch - 2013)
- Prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting conditions.
- Allow insurance companies to charge extra to people who disenrolled from health insurance for more than 60 days.
- Everyone who didn't have insurance and made under X$ would be auto-enrolled in a "catastrophic" plan
HILLARYCARE (Hillary Clinton - 1993)
- Require everyone to purchase health insurance from a health insurance corporation under penalty of law.
- Prohibit health insurance companies from disenrolling anyone, even if they stop paying
OBAMACARE / ROMNEYCARE (Mitt Romney / Barack Obama - 2004 / 2008)
- Prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting conditions.
- Allow insurance companies to require everyone purchase one of their products.
- Allow adults to remain covered by their parents plans until age 26.
- Lower the income threshold for Medicaid eligibility.
SCHWEITZERCARE (Brian Schweitzer - 2012)
- Everyone who is ineligible for private health insurance due to preexisting conditions can pay to enroll in Medicare.
- abolish Medicaid; replace with state nationalized pauper's hospitals for those who would otherwise use Medicaid
UKCARE (Clement Attlee - 1948)
- nationalize all hospitals
- Prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting conditions.
- Allow insurance companies to charge extra to people who disenrolled from health insurance for more than 60 days.
- Everyone who didn't have insurance and made under X$ would be auto-enrolled in a "catastrophic" plan
HILLARYCARE (Hillary Clinton - 1993)
- Require everyone to purchase health insurance from a health insurance corporation under penalty of law.
- Prohibit health insurance companies from disenrolling anyone, even if they stop paying
OBAMACARE / ROMNEYCARE (Mitt Romney / Barack Obama - 2004 / 2008)
- Prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting conditions.
- Allow insurance companies to require everyone purchase one of their products.
- Allow adults to remain covered by their parents plans until age 26.
- Lower the income threshold for Medicaid eligibility.
SCHWEITZERCARE (Brian Schweitzer - 2012)
- Everyone who is ineligible for private health insurance due to preexisting conditions can pay to enroll in Medicare.
- abolish Medicaid; replace with state nationalized pauper's hospitals for those who would otherwise use Medicaid
UKCARE (Clement Attlee - 1948)
- nationalize all hospitals