It has been the subject of dispute. Should Health Care benefits span over to people with pre-existing conditions? Barack Obama has been trying to get a health care bill passed so that people with pre-existing conditions will still be able to have proper health insurance. Nancy Pelosi is also anxious because she also feels that all people should have health care. Republicans in the senate (and even some democrats) are very skeptical about this proposal. They probably have made their decision, but we will not know right away. If this bill were to be passed it would be over 950 billion dollars, it would exceed the limited budget of 875 billion dollars that the country wants to stay under. Obama is strongly advising more loans to be taken out to meet the budget, but the economy is in defecit, it may make matters worse. People in the senate have been considering other methods to fix the economy. They want to conserve the money and keep it solely for govenment based projects, job creations, and coverage. Furthermore, they still want to decide weather or not to extend unemployment benefits, a lot of these goals could be compromised if they decide to use that money solely for the Health care bill. A lot of doctors also don't like the idea because the government will have more say in healthcare. According to other sources the number of physicians could decline tremendously if this bill is passed. However, it should not be about the money it should be about helping people. A new Health care bill could be what the people really need.
It's important but I can see the downside to this Health care bill. According to the article it seems that it may not end the problems of the faltering economy after all. Since the federal government would have to borrow more money for the funds. Hopefully there can be a solution and I believe that it will be a good one. So many people are hopeful, as I am.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/us/politics/20health.html?pagewanted=2
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