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| I am a strong believer in the necessity of health care for all Americans. I think it is fundamentally wrong if getting checkups, vaccines, and treatments depend on the amount of money a person has. The United States is the only Post Industrial democracy that does not have Health Care for all of its people. If all people are covered costs will go down. Hospitals are forced to overcharge those with Health Insurance, because they are forced to treat those critically ill people who do not have insurance. By getting everyone Health Insurance this problem will be eliminated. The Raines health care plan is progressive, and involves keeping much of the Health Care industry privatized. *The United States will create a government Health Care system to cover all children up until they are finished with college. This Health Care system will also cover senior citizens who cannot afford private Health Insurance, and all those incapable of getting a job(whether it be a disability or a chronic illness). *The United States will implement tax incentives for companies to provide Health Insurance to all of its employees, as described in my economic plan. These incentives will be significant. *The United States will use the Medicare and Medicaid systems to provide health insurance to families who make less than 150% of the poverty line. The only people I haven't laid out a health care plan for are working adults who are not provided health insurance by their place of employment. The hope is to make the tax incentives so great that companies feel compelled to provide health insurance. If health coverage is still a problem the Raines Administration is prepared to make Health Care Coverage an obligation that businesses must provide. |
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