Republicans have been in control of the House, Senate, and White House for 6 years, and have failed to use their majority status to help hard-working Americans. Here is where our country stands today on healthcare, as well as the Spivack Plan of Action:
Current Situation:
45+ million Americans without health insurance; 100,000+ are Delaware residents
Numerous constituents are unable to pay for prescription drugs, or may have to choose between these prescriptions and food, gas, and other necessities
Extraordinary amounts of waste and bureaucracy exist in the current system
Spivack Plan of Action: Universal Healthcare is an ultimate goal, but it is not something that will happen overnight. While we work towards a single payer system, we can take the following steps to help reduce the costs to our citizens, as well as to focus upon the uninsured and underinsured:
Sponsor and introduce legislation to require members of
Congress to obtain the same coverage that they legislate for their constituents.
Eliminate wasteful administrative costs and billing inefficiencies
Create tax exempt healthcare accounts to help individuals pay insurance premiums, deductibles, prescriptions, etc.
Free employers from healthcare purchasing, and replace it with contributions to healthcare accounts
Those individuals who are unemployed or can not afford healthcare premiums/deductibles would need government assistance to help fund their healthcare accounts.
Eliminate pre-authorization/referrals for medical services
Eliminate vague healthcare plans with hidden exclusions/coverage by requiring insurance companies to provide an easy-to-read form as to services that they do and do not cover.
Establish a “Truth-in-Healthcare Advertisement Board” to eliminate false and misleading healthcare advertisements
Establish a “National Malpractice Insurance Program”
