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(PRWEB) August 23, 2007 -- The New York Times recently reported that = the=20 White House is making it harder for states to bring children from middle = income=20 families into the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). = Instead,=20 the Bush administration, which is currently battling with US Congress = over=20 expansion of SCHIP, wants states to focus on making sure the program = covers the=20 poorest children first.
President Bush has said a number of times in the past few weeks that = he will=20 veto both pieces of health insurance legislation, and that his = administration=20 supports a policy of tax breaks to encourage families to buy private = insurance.=20
"The ultimate effect of this new policy is that tens of thousands of =
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One alternative plan suggested by FREEHEALTH; each person could pay = into an=20 emergency health care account, similar to an HSA, which would cover them = in case=20 of catastrophic injury only. Another alternative to the Bush insurance = plan is=20 universal coverage provided by a simple across the board sales tax. = FREEHEALTH=20 says, "billions of dollars can be raised daily with a flat tax and those = funds=20 can care for all of us" the group said. Government regulation would be = limited=20 to only to controlling overall costs of procedures provided.
Moran reported when Congress returns from recess next month, House = and Senate=20 Democratic leaders will seek a compromise between their separate = measures to=20 expand the health insurance measure = called=20 'SCHIP' that can attract enough Republican support to override a veto = from the=20 president. Groups such as FREEHEALTH, representing hospitals and nurses, = said=20 Bush's plan to make health insurance more affordable won't work because = the=20 proposed tax breaks won't help people pay for coverage."
Health insurance consultant Moran said Bush has proposed to tax=20 employer-provided health benefits while offering deductions to encourage = individuals to purchase medical coverage. Those buying insurance would = be=20 allowed a deduction of $7,500 for individuals and $15,000 for families. = The=20 presidents plan is intended to lower the number of Americans without = medical=20 insurance.
"Even with a tax break, coverage remains unaffordable and out of = reach," the=20 insurance consultant said today in a statement. The number of uninsured=20 American's reached 46.6 million in 2005 and has grown every year of = Bush's=20 presidency, according to the U.S. Census = Bureau.=20 The only remedy for the nation's health insurance problem is for = congress to=20 create a basic universal coverage policy for every American, funded by = minimal=20 tax increases, said FreeHealth, a Florida = health=20 insurance advocacy group.
Providing health care for the indigent has stretched Florida's and =
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Moran said, "The President's latest attempt to deal with the nation's = health-care problems is based on misconceptions about what causes people = to seek=20 care and, if enacted, might do more harm than good. Instead of thinking = about=20 how to help 16 percent of the population without health insurance to = obtain it,=20 Bush offered a complex plan to make people more conscious of the cost of = health=20 care. Predictably it centered on a tax cut, though a small group would = pay=20 more."
Administration officials estimate that 80 percent of employees would = get a=20 tax cut while the remainder would have some additional tax to pay. The = latter=20 group would be encouraged to buy less costly insurance -- perhaps with = higher=20 co-pays or a smaller network of health-care providers to avoid the added = taxes.
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