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ivanshpakov
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College - Junior
What is Obama's health care plan?
My question related to Moore's film "Sicko", health care in USA.
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ladyvols1 Teacher
High School - 9th GradeeNotes Editor
Posted by ladyvols1 on Saturday November 22, 2008 at 1:55 PMThe details of the Health plan from Obama are more concerned with making sure all people have health care rather than all insurance companies getting rich from high premiums. Barack Obama’s plan "strengthens employer–based coverage, makes insurance companies accountable and ensures patient choice of doctor and care without government interference. Under the plan, if you like your current health insurance, nothing changes, except your costs will go down by as much as $2,500 per year. If you don’t have health insurance, you will have a choice of new, affordable health insurance options."
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thirdgraderocks Teacher
Elementary / PrimaryPosted by thirdgraderocks on Sunday November 23, 2008 at 12:31 PMThe three parts are:
1. Quality, Affordable & Portable Health Coverage For All
2. Modernizing The U.S. Health Care System To Lower Costs & Improve Quality
3. Promoting Prevention & Strengthening Public HealthObama claims that his health care reform plan will save the typical family up to $2,500 every year through:
* Health information technology investment aimed at reducing unnecessary spending that results from preventable errors and inefficient paper billing systems.
* Improving prevention and management of chronic conditions.
* Increasing insurance industry competition and reducing underwriting costs and profits in order to reduce insurance overhead.
* Providing reinsurance for catastrophic coverage, which will reduce insurance premiums.
* Making health insurance universal which will reduce spending on uncompensated care.
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