Non-profit plan and single payer provision to be signed into law

[ProSense]

The following provisions are included in the bill:

More Health Insurance Choices

• Multi-state option. Health insurance carriers will offer plans under the supervision of the Office of Personnel Management, the same entity that oversees health plans for Members of Congress. At least one plan must be non-profit, and the plans will be available nationwide. This will promote competition and choice.
  
  
• Free choice vouchers. Workers who qualify for an affordability exemption to the individual responsibility policy but do not qualify for tax credits can take their employer contribution and join an exchange plan.

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Senator Sanders' state single payer provision:

Sec. 1332. Waiver for State innovation. Beginning in 2017, allows States to apply for a waiver for up to 5 years of requirements relating to qualified health plans, Exchanges, cost-sharing reductions, tax credits, the individual responsibility requirement, and shared responsibility for employers. Requires States to enact a law and to comply with regulations that ensure transparency. Requires the Secretary to provide to a State the aggregate amount of tax credits and cost-sharing reductions that would have been paid to residents of the State in the absence of a waiver. Requires the Secretary to determine that the State plan for a waiver will provide coverage that is at least as comprehensive and affordable, to at least a comparable number of residents, as this title would provide; and that it will not increase the Federal deficit.

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SEC. 1332. WAIVER FOR STATE INNOVATION.

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(3) PASS THROUGH OF FUNDING.—With respect to a State waiver under paragraph (1), under which, due to the structure of the State plan, individuals and small employers in the State would not qualify for the premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, or small business credits under sections 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or under part I of subtitle E for which they would otherwise be eligible, the Secretary shall provide for an alternative means by HR 3590 EAS/PP which the aggregate amount of such credits or reductions that would have been paid on behalf of participants in the Exchanges established under this title had the State not received such waiver, shall be paid to the State for purposes of implementing the State plan under the waiver. Such amount shall be determined annually by the Secretary, taking into consideration the experience of other States with respect to participation in an Exchange and credits and reductions provided under such provisions to residents of the other States.

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[dkf]

1. 2017? 2017?!

What is with all these dates so far off in the future?

I don't get it. Is it so that someone has time to kill it?

[bluethruandthru]

2. +1

[ProSense]

3. It took nearly a decade for Medicare to take hold in all states.

The fact is this is in the bill and will become law.

[Old Codger]

4. Hopefully

Now that it has passed in it's original form there will be more changes passed that may get rid of some of these, the hard part is done but they still need to tweak it.

[dkf]

5. How's about tweaking it by moving it up to 2011.

Seriously what is the difference?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. The difference is more dead boomers

Once the boomers are dead, health care will be affordable. So just let the boomers die of natural causes.

Dead Boomers.

That's the goal.

[ProSense]

7. How about stop making ridiculous demands and deal with the facts

States can go about the business of designing a model and putting the pieces in place to enact single payer. The funding will be available in 2017.

Until then, the health care system just experienced significant reform that will help millions of people, this year.

[dkf]

8. Ha!

I'm not going to see a thing except for the stupid abortion bill I'm going to have to pay separately.