Trump is once again threatening to destroy Obamacare by withholding payments the government is scheduled to make to insurance companies. The payments are called cost sharing reduction payments.
Author: Jonathan Simeone
Explaining Some of the Terms Around the Health Care Debate
The title of this episode is: Explaining Some of the Terms Around the Health Care Debate. The verdict for this episode is: budget reconciliation and the Byrd Rule make health care reform even more difficult. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/reconciliation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:20 — 3.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn… Continue reading Explaining Some of the Terms Around the Health Care Debate
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The Byrd Rule Explained
The Byrd Rule has been codified in 2 U.S. Code Section 644. The purpose of the Byrd Rule is to prevent “extraneous” material from legislation being considered under the budget reconciliation process.
Budget Reconciliation Explained
Budget reconciliation (reconciliation) was created in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.Reconciliation can only be used for legislation that addresses mandatory spending, revenue, or the federal debt limit.
Medicare Must be Improved
Here’s a post called The Individual Cost of Medicare. This post has links to the information about Medicare discussed in this podcast. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Medicare_for_all.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:11 — 2.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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The Individual Cost of Medicare
Most of the below information comes from Medicare’s 2017 Cost at a Glance.
The Pardon Power Explained
The pardon power is defined in Article II, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
Health Care in Canada
The government-run Canadian health insurance is called Medicare. Every Canadian is covered by Medicare.
How Medicare is funded
Medicare’s funding comes from two trust funds held by the United States Department of the Treasury. The money in the two trust fund accounts can only be used for Medicare.
The Logan Act Explained
George Logan was a Pennsylvania state legislator and farmer.