Reply #54: A Dem president w/ a Dem Congress can get it passed [View All]

[OzarkDem]

particularly Clinton, because health care reform has long been a priority for her.

Income indexing is not difficult to do. Clinton will fix Medicaid to allow more low income people to qualify. Medicaid indexing is based on the Federal Poverty Level guidelines

(Scroll down to see the table) Most states cover people up to 150% of FPL, some higher

http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08poverty.shtml

As for people buying health insurance, the government health insurance plan will probably be about one third less than private insurance, since its less expensive to administer and doesn't have to produce a profit for shareholders.

Clinton will determine who gets a tax credit and how much based on income as a percentage above federal poverty guideline levels.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/healthcareplan/americanhealthchoicesplan.pdf

Also - Clinton will ensure that premiums never exceed a percentage of individual or family income.