HealthCare-NOW! Wisconsin

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thanks for the 'add', i actually heard about the your work through a co-worker/friend
i just moved to midwest last year, but i'm all about "healthcare" for everyone... in gratitude for all of your hardwork and efforts towards change - Thank You!
~Sarcasmo

What is the plan?

I support a single payer universal health plan (UHP) that will provide comprehensive health coverage in the United States. By single payer I mean a federal national insurer based on a mutual insurance model where every participant is a stakeholder. Universal means everyone currently resident in the United States is covered. Comprehensive because it includes medical, dental, hospitalization, vision, and mental health along with prescription drug coverage and long term health care.



How it would work?

The UHP would pay doctors, clinics, and hospitals directly (except for nominal co-payments). UHP would have the ability to determine usual and customary charges, negotiate terms and rates, and invest excess revenues just as a commercial insurance company would. At no time should UHP hire doctors to provide medical services, take over clinics or assume ownership or management of any hospitals or run nursing homes. UHP would also assume the responsibilities currently held by Medicare and Medicaid and we would abolish those two programs permanently.





How do we pay for it?

The major funding source would be a tax on every U.S. business based on their total monthly payroll. I would hope somewhere in the range of 10 to 12% of their payroll expense, although from what I've heard and read recently it might be necessary to be as high as 15%. I suggest that we include state and local governments in this program. A smaller and secondary revenue stream would be the Medicare tax that employees already pay. At no time should UHP funds be commingled or be accessed by any other branch or department of the federal government.

Heinzelman for President '08

see further info on my blog!!!

Thanks for the add - keep up the fight !!!

Peace all..........

Health care for all is so important to me and I am glad to see you put up a fight. I pray one day our dream is the new reality.

welcome, WI!
best, IA
:)