I derailed the last thread on this, so I will start a new one.
Today the Congressional Research Service released its report on HR3200 the House version of the infamous health care bill. They had some good findings as far as illegal immigrants getting health care:
"HR 3200 does not contain any restrictions on noncitzens participating in
Here is another finding that scares me a bit:
http://media.sfexaminer.com/documents/noncitizens.pdf
http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/
Today the Congressional Research Service released its report on HR3200 the House version of the infamous health care bill. They had some good findings as far as illegal immigrants getting health care:
"HR 3200 does not contain any restrictions on noncitzens participating in
the Exchange—whether the noncitizens are legally or illegally present, or in the United States temporarily or permanently."
Here is another finding that scares me a bit:
"Section 401 of H.R. 3200 includes an individual mandate to have health insurance unless expressly exempted, with penalties for noncompliance effective in 2013."
"Individuals who do not maintain acceptable health insurance coverage for themselves and their children would be required to pay an additional tax."
That doesn't bother anyone? You have to buy insurance. You can't pay out of pocket. You can't say, "this month I want to save my money." Honestly, if I had to buy insurance I couldn't have made it through my first two years of college.
Another great question is: who gets to say what is 'acceptable'?
An additional poke in the side: "Some individuals, including nonresident aliens, would not be required to obtain health insurance under H.R. 3200 (i.e., would be exempt from the individual mandate)." Wow. Just plain wow.
A morsel for you insurance company haters out there: "In 2013, under H.R. 3200, some individuals would be eligible for premium credits (i.e., subsidies based on income) toward their required purchase of health insurance." So, tax dollars would be going directly to insurance companies on top of the premiums they can already charge. It doesn't take a genius to realize that health care cost would then go up....dramatically.
http://media.sfexaminer.com/documents/noncitizens.pdf
http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/