Senate Roll Vote: Preserving long-term care program in health care bill
By APFriday, December 4, 2009
Senate roll vote on long-term health care
The 51-47 roll call Friday by which the Senate rejected a Republican-led effort to eliminate a long-term care program from the health care bill.
A “yes” vote is a vote to strike the voluntary program from the bill.
Voting yes were 11 Democrats, 39 Republicans and 1 independent.
Voting no were 46 Democrats, 0 Republicans and 1 independent.
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December 5, 2009: 11:22 am
MINNCARE is a good working program in Minnesota already subsidized by the Federal government for many years. Expand it to insure anyone regardless of assets at an inexpensive co-op sliding scale group rate as they already do. This is a good working program that needs to be expanded and adopted in all states. Use this as a proven working model! Strengthen Medicare, care for the elderly! Extended care should be included such as nursing homes, home care etc. The elderly deserve services since they are the people who helped build this country, fought We need a Strong, Robust, And Single Payer Affordable PUBLIC Health Care Option now. Without Mandatory Requirements or Penalties. We need solid Health Care Reform now! It should be available to buy if you need it NOT mandatory to buy or be fined. The protest in Washington should have made that clear if anyone wants to be re-elected! |
 Dr Michael Smith |
December 5, 2009: 10:11 am
MINNCARE is a good working program in Minnesota already subsidized by the Federal government for many years. Expand it to insure anyone regardless of assets at an inexpensive co-op sliding scale group rate as they already do. This is a good working program that needs to be expanded and adopted in all states. Use this as a proven working model! Strengthen Medicare, care for the elderly! Also long term care. We need a Strong, Robust, And Single Payer Affordable PUBLIC Health Care Option now. Without Mandatory Requirements or Penalties. We need solid Health Care Reform now! It should be available to buy if you need it NOT mandatory to buy or be fined. The protest in Washington should have made that clear if anyone wants to be re-elected! |
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Mike Smith |
December 5, 2009: 7:24 am
MINNCARE is a good working program in Minnesota already subsidized by the Federal government for many years. Expand it to insure anyone regardless of assets at an inexpensive co-op sliding scale group rate as they already do. This is a good working program that needs to be expanded and adopted in all states. Use this as a proven working model! We need a Strong, Robust, And Single Payer Affordable PUBLIC Health Care Option now. Without Mandatory Requirements or Penalties. We need solid Health Care Reform now! It should be available to buy if you need it NOT mandatory to buy or be fined. The protest in Washington should have made that clear if anyone wants to be re-elected! |
Dr Michael Smith