Health care reform in the USA, pro and contra

Finance

  • Author Andrew Andreeff
  • Published October 24, 2010
  • Word count 1,053

The House of Representatives of the congress of the USA has approved the bill of reform of public health services hardly - opponents of the main child of Barack Obama it has appeared not much less, than its supporters. While the last note triumph, others argue, than as a result there will be this reform: the largest victory or political suicide of the young president.

America now endures the present social explosion. The society was parted on those who supports the reform of medical insurance offered by US president Barack Obama, and those who categorically denies it. The last the majority. Representatives of legislature already had time to christen initiatives of the US president fight at Waterloo. If reform fails, it is possible to give up Obama's political career as a bad job. Though he is assured, what exactly this innovation will support its image among voters.

At the moment the system of medical insurance in the USA is regulated by the federal program Medicare accepted still in 1965. Medicare allows the American citizens to use two kinds of the insurance - obligatory and voluntary. The first covers not all medical services - for example, stomatologic services, sight check, a glasses making, and long stay in hospital to the patient aren't paid it is necessary to pay partially at own expense. The second - the voluntary insurance - covers cost of visitings of the doctor and out-patient services, however, considering high cost of health services in the USA, not all Americans in a condition to allow it to itself. To initially many Americans paid the insurance employers. However in the conditions of a global economic crisis more and more the companies began to refuse to the employees insurance.

The congress of the USA has accepted by a majority of votes the public health services reform which initiator is president Barack Obama. Transformations assume diffusion of medical insurance practically on all Americans and toughen demands to the private insurance companies. Not consent republicans with reform consider its too burdensome for economy.

The corresponding law approved by the senate in December, 219 congressmen-democrats, against - 212 republicans have supported. Reform urged to extend medical insurance practically to all Americans: access to insurance public health services will receive 32 million Americans which had till now no insurance.

For these purposes for 10 years it will be allocated $940 billion we Will note, the sixth part of citizens of the USA - 47 million persons at all have no medical insurance.

Within the limits of the program with medical insurances it is planned to provide 31 million Americans, and also to give additional tax privileges to middle class and small-scale business.

Finally public health services reform will allow to reduce the State expenditure to public health services considerably: by estimates of Budgetary management of the congress of the USA, the plan of democrats will provide by 2019 reduction of the future deficiency of the federal budget on $100 billion.

One of the basic ideas of the US president consists in that the federal government has had an opportunity to forbid insurers to raise an excessive payment for services in medical insurance. The day before one of the largest such companies, Californian "Anthem Blue Cross", declared that since March, 1st raises tariffs for 39 percent.

Reform toughens demands to the private insurance companies. In particular, it will be forbidden to them to refuse insurance payment for the reason of "a previous medical state of health". Introduction of administrative responsibility as concerning the persons, refusing to get the insurance, and concerning the companies is provided also, refusing it to sell.

"The document which I sign, will carry out reform for which struggled and the whole generations of Americans suffered. Very opportunely that the Congress has approved the bill this week. With the beginning of spring we will meet a new epoch for America", - Obama's such statement was extended by world mass-media.

This reform was the major part of pre-election pledges of Barack Obama. He named the congress decision to approve idea of reforming of system of public health services "a victory for America". As he said, "this reform gives more control" behind the expense of agents from the insurance companies, gives the chance insurance depreciation, will strengthen the program of medical aid to pensioners. Meanwhile republicans consider offered reform too expensive. They also object to introduction of surtaxes which be required for its financing.

Acting shortly before voting, the US president has characterized fight for law development as "dirty", "tiresome" and "ugly", and has added that last variant offered the congress - the culmination lasting year of "difficult debate".

To get support of the legislators, opposing abortions, Barack Obama has promised on Sunday to publish the decree according to which, in public health services reform the restrictions forbidding use of federal funds for an abortion will be considered. According to observers, it has in many respects helped to receive additional votes in favor of the bill.

Bill acceptance, besides the speaker of House of Representatives Nensi Pelosi, Minister of Defence Robert Gates has already supported also. He also has assured that reform won't have negative influence on existing system of medical insurance of military men.

After acceptance of reform of public health services in the USA to Obama threaten, and the management of 11 states brings an action.

The secret service of the USA has begun investigation of the facts of threats to the president of the country Barack Obama with which a series of users of social Internet network Twitter after acceptance of the bill developed by the White house by the House of Representatives of the Congress of the USA about public health services reform has acted.

Illegality of the bill have declared Offices of Public Prosecutor of Alabama, Washington, Virginia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Northern and South Dakota, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and Utah. Public prosecutors-republicans in ten of these states - except for Virginia - intend to submit the collective claim against a document recognition lawful.

The authorities of these states consider that acceptance of the corresponding law will break the powers of authorities of regional level fixed in the constitution and to interfere in the sovereignty of states. As a result the federal authorities will shift a financial load on granting of medical insurance and service on shoulders of states without sufficient material support from state treasury.

Insurance system in the United States. Visit a site - http://www.insuus.com.

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