The bill advance a measure of $ 0 billion which requires individuals to obtain health insurance and employers to contribute to the cost. It also includes the controversial public option and removes most of the proposed add-ons, including "triggers. "
The bill includes provisions for financial assistance with premiums for individuals and families making up to four times the federal poverty level, or about $ 88,000 for a family of four.
Although this is only one part of a much larger piece of legislation, it is a monumental step forward in what many feared was a reform effort stalled.
now, for the cost. as it stands, it is estimated at $ 1.5 trillion over 10 years. Who would break the promise of President Obama not add to the deficit. the rest of the tab would go largely to medical providers, employers and the wealthy. While making health care a right and a responsibility for all Americans for the first time is a grand perspective, the question of funding remains an obstacle.
The pressure is on. Back from a week abroad, Obama is in its third day of full tilt public campaigns to reform health care. A television advertising blitz urging lawmakers to pass legislation will be broadcast for the next two weeks in a row. And the president has made clear that he would cancel the congressional summer recess if the deadline was not met in August.
It's time to go!
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