Health Car Plan

@nolipo (407)
United States
December 21, 2009 8:40am CST
I see the health care plan passed last night. I do have a question about it talking about manditory health care. I have no job and no income, will I have to get health care? Will I be fined if I don't? I thought this plan was supposed to help the uninsured, but what about the unemployed with no money?
2 responses
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
21 Dec 09
It seems that one part of it was passed. The Senate still has to vote on their part of it. It's still unclear exactly what it will entail when it becomes law but the overall aim is to reduce the costs of health care and to limit insurance companies ability to charge higher premiums for pre-existing conditions and based on gender. Although the requirement appears to be that everyone must have health insurance, there also seems to be provision for the lower income and unemployed: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/21/health.care.senate.vote/?imw=Y . In my view (as a Briton who enjoys a National Health Service which we have had since 1947), the US proposals are mealy mouthed and half hearted, as might be expected of a rather more conservative country with enormous pressure from big business involved in the insurance and medical fields.
@nolipo (407)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Maybe I should move to England or Canada? Seems it's working for those countries and no one makes a fuss about it. Why do so many Americans not want that?
@nolipo (407)
• United States
21 Dec 09
I see there is a hardship exemption for poorer Americans. Maybe that will help us po folk.
• China
21 Dec 09
yes , it`s a difficult problem, the unemployed cant`t pay for food,dress and house. no more mention to get healt care
@nolipo (407)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Exactly, well I suppose if they throw me in jail I won't have to worry about food or a place to live.
• China
22 Dec 09
years ago , in our country,there is a person poor ,he burned his daughter’s house because his daughter refues to suppoort him,he has no food no house and no money,he want to go the prison to live, note:my english is not very well maybe somewhere has solecism,please forgive me?