Day 4 of 206- reading the Senate Health Care Bill

Pages 52-64 Section 1102 Reinsurance for Early Retirees Gives federal money to insurance plans to cover part of the cost of insuring people who retire early from their job. In other words, people who stop working at age 55 can receive Medicare-type coverage, but not exactly.  You must have a job that provides health insurance, [...]

Day 2 of 206- reading the Senate Health Care Bill

Pages 30-40 Section 2717 “Ensuring the Quality of Care” This phrase alone makes me shudder.  What makes government think it can “ensure” quality of care?  So far it has been unable to do so with the plan it does run, Medicare. Says that the government will establish “reporting requirements” whereby health plans will have to [...]