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WHEREAS,
the US faces an imminent economic slowdown or recession in
2001 with adverse consequences for industry and employees,
WHEREAS, many of the western developed nations initiated
national health programs in response to economic crisis
through "conservative" governments on behalf of
their industries during their history,
WHEREAS, the US is the largest developed nation that does
not assure access to primary care and proven prevention
services for its citizens through a national health program,
WHEREAS, the US assures access to urgent hospitalization and
emergency specialty care for its citizens through the
Medicare and Medicaid programs and through EMTALA
regulations at the highest cost amony all nations,
WHEREAS, the financing of medical care and hospitalization
in the US is dysfunctional and conflicting with numerous
cross-subsidies for the 17% uninsured with regressive taxes
and insurance premiums,
WHEREAS, the administrative overhead of the US health care
financing system detracts from care and diminishes the
services provided to citizens at emormous cost to industry,
government and individuals, therefore be it:
RESOLVED,
that the ACPM urge the Bush Administration to exercise
conservative principles by eliminating the regressive taxes
of medical and hospitalization insurance premiums paid by
industry andindividuals and replace them with a unified
progressive federal income tax amendment that provides a
Basic Health Insurance package which covers primary care and
proven prevention services and essential medical care for
every citizen and full time resident through the insurer of
their choice, and be it further
RESOLVED, that industry be required by law to increase the
taxable compensation to employees by the amount currently
spent on medical and hospitalization insurance premiums and
each employer or individual be allowed to supplement the
BAsic Health Insurance package from the sameinsurer of
choice with taxable health benefits as can be arranged
uniquely by each setting or individual.
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