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HEALTH CARE June 3, 2003 Health Care Town Hall Meeting Ruth Graf began with a brief historical summary of why and how we find ourselves in the current health insurance coverage crisis, and described the different avenues EFF is working to bring about resolution. Dr. MacDonald then presented his solution: Exchange current, prohibitively expensive health insurance coverage for a high deductible, low-premium catastrophic policy. Then, deposit the monthly savings created by the lower premium into a Medical Reimbursement Account (MRA). When the need for a doctor visit or prescription arises, draw from the MRA funds saved to pay the doctor directly. The direct cash pay rate of the doctor visit charged by the doctor is lower than the insurance company billed rate, because insurance is not billed. This creates easier access to your doctor; savings on medical expenses incurred, and puts consumers/patients back in control of their own health care. For more information about Dr. MacDonald and his suggested solution to this health insurance coverage crisis, click here to visit his website.
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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601’s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question: "Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It’s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?" - Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46) Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..." |
