Single-payer health care insurance is a public service financing the delivery of near-universal or universal health care to a given population as defined by age, citizenship, residency, or any other demographic.
Single-payer health insurance collects all medical fees and then pays for all services through a single government (or government-related) source. In wealthy nations, this kind of publicly-managed health insurance is typically extended to all citizens or legal residents. A single-payer national insurance plan, H.R. 676, the "National Health Care Act," is expected to be voted on and debated by the U.S. House of Representatives as a replacement to H.R. 3200, the "Affordable Health Choices Act," in September.[1] H.R. 676 would replace private insurance companies with such a publicly-managed insurance.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-payer_health_careText of Legislation
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.676:
The United States National Health Care Act, H.R. 676
Brief Summary of the Legislation
The United States National Health Care Act establishes a unique American national universal health insurance program. The bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered healthcare system that uses the already existing Medicare program by expanding and improving it to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories. The goal of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans will have access, guaranteed by law, to the highest quality and most cost effective healthcare services regardless of their employment, income, or healthcare status. With over 45-75 million uninsured Americans, and another 50 million who are under- insured, the time has come to change our inefficient and costly fragmented non-healthcare system.
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http://www.healthcare-now.org/hr-676/H.R. 676:
United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-676On this site take notice of the organization that oppose this bill.
OpenCongress Summary
This bill establishes the United States National Health Care (USNHC) Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care, which would encompass primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Such a program would be financed by the USNHC Trust Fund via existing sources of government health care revenue, by increasing personal income taxes of the top 5% income earners and by instituting a progressive excise tax on payroll and self employment income, as well as on stock and bond transactions. While the Indian Health Services would eventually be integrated in the program, the independence of the Veterans Affairs health programs would remain under evaluation.
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h676/showSingle-Payer Health Care
http://www.johnconyers.com/healthcare
