Finalmente, Obama conseguiu aprovar no Congresso a reforma do sistema de saúde americano, representando um custo de USD 940.000.000 e deixando de fora, apesar de tudo, alguns milhões de pessoas.
O método utilizado, longe de ser consensual, vai provocar batalhas legais que prometem durar. Dizem os que estão contra que obrigar os cidadãos a comprar um seguro de saúde é inconstitucional. Eu também acho, mas não percebo nada disso.
De qualquer maneira, aqui fica um resumo:
- Cost: $940bn over 10 years; would reduce deficit by $143bn
- Coverage: Expanded to 32m currently uninsured Americans
- Medicare: Prescription drug coverage gap closed; affected over-65s receive rebate and discount on brand name drugs
- Medicaid: Expanded to include families under 65 with gross income of up to 133% of federal poverty level and childless adults
- Insurance reforms: Insurers can no longer deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions
- Insurance exchanges: Uninsured and self-employed able to purchase insurance through state-based exchanges
- Subsidies: Low-income individuals and families wanting to purchase own health insurance eligible for subsidies
- Individual Mandate: Those not covered by Medicaid or Medicare must be insured or face fine
- High-cost insurance: Employers offering workers pricier plans subject to tax on excess premium
Tirado daqui.
Mais vale cair em Graça do que ser engraçado
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
USD 940.000.000
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