White House on Health Care, Illegal Immigrants
H/T to Pirate’s Cove for the following information…….
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The bullet points sent tonight by the White House:
* Undocumented immigrants would not be able to buy private insurance on the exchange. Those who are lawfully present in this country would be able to participate.
* Undocumented immigrants would be able to buy insurance in the non-exchange private market, just as they do today. That market will shrink as the exchange takes hold, but it will still exist and will be subject to reforms such as the bans on pre-existing conditions and caps.
* Verification will be required when purchasing health insurance on the exchange. One option is the SAVE program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) which states currently use to make sure that undocumented immigrants don’t participate in safety-net programs for which they are ineligible.
* There would be no change in the law that requires emergency rooms to treat people who need emergency care, including undocumented immigrants. There is already a federal grant program that compensates states for emergency room costs associated with treatment of undocumented immigrants, a provision sponsored by a Republican lawmaker.
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WH ON HEALTH CARE, ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
The healthcare issue should be the last chance for politicians. No matter what happens from this point forward honest reform cannot be achieved with the current Administration and the 111th Congress. If this legislative nightmare is not abandoned everyone who votes in favor of it should be voted out of office at the next opportunity. Until public affairs in Washington, DC can be dealt with in an honest and effective manner based on founding principles the culture of corruption will continue and no good will come of it. As voters, no matter how painful, the only option available is to throw the bums out.and continue to do so until integrity is reintroduced to the process.
Honest government will not exist until those seeking public office are convinced dishonest behavior will end their careers. And the only way to do that is by examples in bulk. Democrat, Republican, Independent, it doesn’t matter. If they vote for healthcare reform in the current session throw the bums out.
Stanford Matthews
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