Aug. 26 (Reno, NV)–Today, long-time Nevada State Central Committee member and LaRouche organizer Ann Reynolds submitted the following Resolution to Chair Sam Lieberman as an agenda item for the SCC’s next meeting in Las Vegas on September 26, 2009. The Resolution was co-signed by three other individuals. The Resolution was tabled for technical reasons at their June 27 meeting.
“We propose a resolution that the Nevada State Central Committee support a Single Payer system operating under the following principles:
Under a single-payer system, you would pay a portion of the bill in the same way Medicare is collected now, with a portion of earnings, directed toward the health care system. Other funding mechanisms would be estate taxes, or other taxes on high-incomes, but oppressive taxes wouldn’t be necessary. We would then focus on providing an atmosphere that recognizes that high employment in productive endeavors at decent wages is the solution to the economic woes of this country. We need good health care for everyone as a necessary part of the recovery effort.
In a viable economy, county and state taxes would continue to be spent for hospitals and public health spending, and charitable donations to public health (with reportable income similar to 1098 or 1099 paperwork from established institutions) would be above the line as an adjustment to income. When you go to the doctor, you will pay a user fee, such as $15.00 for a visit, and the paperwork would consist of your signature. The doctor would review your condition, and submit a bill based on NECESSARY tests and procedures, and the Doctor would be paid for examining you. The medical profession, on a continuing basis, will report to Congress annually on efficient methods to save lives, not save money.
Your records, with your permission, would be readily available from previous medical history. You would no longer be threatened by your medical history; it would be available for your care, rather than available for denial of care.
The money to be made in the health profession would go to trained medical personnel. The pharmaceutical industry would be cost-regulated, with a board staffed by scientists, who report to centers associated with public health and teaching hospitals. The building and maintenance of hospitals for public care and teaching institutions will be part of this program.
It is time to cut insurance companies out of the process for making policy on health care.”
Ann Reynolds
Reno, NV
