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SDHI Could Widen Availability of Affordable Health Insurance
President Bush has outlined his plan for health care reform with the 2009 fiscal budget requests. Currently in America most employees are encouraged to participate in company-sponsored health plans, free of payroll or income tax, and end up getting more coverage than they really need. The President’s plan, called SDHI (standard deduction for health insurance), will push for a standardized deduction for those covered by health insurance up to $7,500 for individuals and $15,000 for families. This deduction’s specifics are still being debated, but it would also be applied to payroll and income tax.
Mandates And Universal Healthcare, Another Bailout?
In the current democratic presidential race, the health care policy reform issues stirred up by Clinton and Obama span even larger economic problems for many Americans, including immanent recession. Health care reform is at the center of policy debates that are connected to the real estate market, the vast debt of financial institutions, and private insurance companies.
Students Face Hidden Costs with Campus Health
A growing problem college students are now facing in the US is related to the rising costs of campus health care.
These unexpected, sometimes hidden costs are in addition to the ongoing rising costs of higher education, which are increasing at a rate faster than national inflation.
Denver Health Care Reform: A Bold Approach
A meeting was held Thursday between the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Reform in Denver, Colorado and several of the state’s lawmakers concerning recommendations on health care policy reform.
Democrats and Republicans introduced plans then debated on drastic changes versus an array of minor ones. Major issues such as rising premiums, private insurance systems, and how the reforms will be funded were discussed by a 27-member panel.
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