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Robert Bennett recently posted a link to a New York Times article, which supports a bill he's cosponsoring: the Healthy Americans Act.
The NYT article states 13 experts met and they all agreed the government needs to get rid of the employer tax deduction for employee health insurance policies. The claim is the tax deduction encourages waste and is a subsidy for the affluent.
The author of the article David Brooks states the sponsor of The Healthy Americans Act:
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden piped up and noted that he and Republican Senator Robert Bennett have a plan that repeals the exemption and provides universal coverage. The Wyden-Bennett bill has 14 bipartisan co-sponsors and the Congressional Budget Office has found that it would be revenue-neutral.
Brooks goes on to state according to the Congressional Budget Office the Wyden Bennett bill would cost the tax payers the least.
Now you might think that in these circumstances someone might take a second look at the ideas incorporated in the Wyden-Bennett plan, which already has a good C.B.O. score, bipartisan support and a recipe for fundamental reform.
The stated purpose of the the Health Americans Act is:
To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away.
It does make sense the Healthy Americans Act would have a good score from the C.B.O. The plan requires citizens to purchase a corporate health insurance plan or they have to pay a penalty. This means there would be little impact to the Congressional Budget.
The NYT does not mention specifically what plans have a bad C.B.O. score. One of the bills Brooks may be concerned with is Senator Bernie Sanders S. 703 American Health Security Act of 2009. S. 703 is a companion bill to John Conyers single payer bill H.R. 676. Counterpunch.org has reported protesters are camped outside John Kerry's office demanding he cosponsor the bill.
For more info: to find out what other options are available for health care reform see related article Options for health care legislation
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