Sunday, passed March 21, 2010, the U.S. Congress bill landmark health. Was not adopted in the usual manner in which the House and the Senate version gives his version, which later merged with the 2 to compromise re-elected to both houses and then to the president for his signature and to the right.
This is a known fact that Republicans took their instructions from the health insurance funds, which are largely to finance his campaign, and that the bill of health does not want. The change means that they have millions of healthy people in the periphery, as with health records (medical history) insurance.
Once a place in the Senate without change. Health Services Act was that the president signed on Tuesday, 03.23.
To fulfill the promises to the house of legislators, reconciliation of the most important health care bill takes the first passed by the Senate, and then into the house. Republicans have proposed 40 amendments to the bill in the last desperate attempt to bill enough to the house again to change the power to vote, but Democrats rejected all constantly changing.
At the end of the Republicans voted against the reconciliation, the threat to take the issue of their campaign to win enough seats to take off health.
Every year in November, the whole house and one third of the Senate elected. Many of the amendments the Republicans especially for items that revolves around the blades can last for re-election of Democratic legislators uncomfortable.
The main direction of reform legislation in the field of health care:
- New Consumer Protection for the authorities' refusal to cover the existing conditions (in force for adults was established in 2014, but the children in 2010). Currently, uninsured adults with pre-existing conditions for a minimum of 6 months, the temporary pool at high risk, financed by insurance premiums (as at June 2010) on the site.
- Limits on coverage of life have been eliminated (effective 2010).
- The roof is made of a sick prohibited.
- Comprehensive insurance for children under their parents plan Age 26 (September 2010).
- People aged under 30 without insurance coverage can have catastrophic consequences for health, to close the bag.
- Medical Insurance Exchange (effective 2014) will meet the minimum requirements.
- New guidelines issued after September 2010, includes all visits to board and demonstrations.
- Companies with fewer than 25 employees are entitled to receive compensation in the form of taxes 35 percent of insurance premiums of health insurance.
- Employer health insurance costs for employees to identify the W-2 (2011)
Medicare Part D drug benefit recipients who fall under the coverage gap ("donut hole"), a bonus of $ 250 in 2010. Since 2011 they will receive a 50% discount on brand-name drugs to fill the void in 2020.
- Medicaid will be expanded to provide approximately 16 million people with incomes up to third above the poverty line, the poverty line, including adults without dependent children. community health centers receive more money.
- Fellowships, which will be in the next 10 years with low and middle income countries without the health benefits that employers buy about 32,000,000 uninsured medical insurance plans for trade.
- Medical expenses tax threshold increased to 10% of adjusted gross income (effective 2013). Seniors (65 years) will have a detailed derivation of the current level of 7,5% (2016 in accordance with the requirements).
- New rules for health care costs have remained unchanged for three years. The limit of $ 2500 in contributions (in the cost of living adjustments), it is likely to come into force in 2013.
- Health savings account penalties on withdrawals for qualified medical expenses of 20% (effective 2011).
- All citizens and legal residents must have health insurance will be. Scholarships on the head four times the poverty line.
- Fines imposed on those who decline health insurance (2014) more than $ 95, or 1% of revenues, an increase of $ 695 or 2,5% of revenues (2016).
- For people with incomes over $ 200,000 and couples earning more than $ 250,000 in Medicare taxes on the increase over the next two years at 2.35%. The new tax is 3.8% will be applied to Medicare income (including interest, dividends and capital gains), that these thresholds.
taxed, -) for work on "Cadillac" plans (annual premiums of more than $ 10,200 for individuals or families for $ 27,500, administrators plan to 40 percent (due in the coming years). limit is higher for high-risk jobs and retirees.
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