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From: Mike on 10 Sep 2009 18:06 Health care bills compared Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont, is expected to release a bipartisan health care reform bill in the coming days. Baucus' proposal, though unpopular with many liberals, may have the best chance of attracting moderate Democratic and Republican votes in the Senate. SENATE HEALTH COMM. BILL II BAUCUS PROPOSAL Individual . Requires all Americans to buy health insurance mandate . Includes penalties of up to 2.5 percent of income for those who don't get insurance with annual penalties of as much as $750 for those who don't get insurance with annual penalties of as much as $3,800 for families who don't get insurance Employer Requires Businesses mandate with annual payrolls above$500,000 to provide coverage to employees or pay a penalty of up to 8 percent of payroll Requires businesses with more than 25 employees to provide coverage to employees or pay an annual penalty of $750 for every employee after the first 25 Requires businesses with more than 50 employees that do not provide coverage to pay a fee for each employee who gets a federal subsidy to buy insurance Insurance market changes Prohibits insurers from, denying coverage based on pre-existing medical condition Creates a new, regulated insurance marketplace where people who do not get insurance through work MUST buy insurance Creates a new government insurance plan to compete with private insurers in exchanges were people MUST buy insurance Major Funding . Surtax on individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes over $280,000 a year and couples with incomes over $350,'000 .. Cuts in Medicare payments to hospitals and other providers Creates a series of nonprofit insurance cooperatives to compete with private insurers in exchanges .. Cuts in Medicare payments to hospitals and other providers . Excise tax on insurance plans worth more than $8,000 for singles and $21,000 for families . New fees on Insurers, drug makers, device-makers and clinical labs SOURCE: Tribune reporting TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS
From: Richard W. on 14 Sep 2009 00:50
"Mike" <mikehunt2(a)lycos.com> wrote in message news:4aa977a4$0$26525$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net... > Health care bills compared > > Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont, is expected to release a bipartisan health care > reform bill in the coming days. Baucus' proposal, though unpopular with > many liberals, may have the best chance of attracting moderate Democratic > and Republican votes in the Senate. > > SENATE HEALTH COMM. BILL II BAUCUS PROPOSAL > > > > Individual . Requires all Americans to buy health insurance > mandate . Includes penalties of up to 2.5 percent of income for those > who don't get insurance > > with annual penalties of as much as $750 for those > who don't get insurance > > with annual penalties of as much as $3,800 for > families who don't get insurance > > > > > > Employer Requires Businesses mandate with annual payrolls > above$500,000 to provide > > coverage to employees or pay a penalty of up to 8 > percent of payroll > > > > Requires businesses with more than 25 employees to provide coverage to > employees or pay an annual penalty of $750 for every employee after the > first 25 > > > > Requires businesses with more than 50 employees that do not provide > coverage to pay a fee for each employee who gets a federal subsidy to buy > insurance > > > > > > > > Insurance market changes Prohibits insurers from, denying coverage > based on > pre-existing > medical condition > > > > Creates a new, > regulated insurance marketplace where people who do not get insurance > through work > > MUST buy > insurance > > > > Creates a new > government insurance plan to compete with private insurers in exchanges > were people > MUST buy insurance > Major Funding . Surtax on individual taxpayers with adjusted gross > incomes over $280,000 > > a year and couples with incomes over $350,'000 > > . Cuts in Medicare payments to hospitals and other providers > > > > Creates a series of nonprofit insurance cooperatives to compete with > private insurers in exchanges > > . Cuts in Medicare payments to hospitals and other providers > > . Excise tax on insurance plans worth more > than $8,000 for singles and $21,000 for families > > . New fees on Insurers, drug makers, > device-makers and clinical labs > > > > > > > > SOURCE: Tribune reporting TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9GMKK_fWKg |