It’s no secret that there is a significant portion of our country that is unsatisfied with President Obama’s health care reform bill. Many Americans feel that it gives too much control to the federal government as opposed to keeping health care at the state level. In an effort to gain support, the current administration has recently introduced a framework of benefits for many Americans who would receive individual health insurance through the reform, giving more control at the state level to determine specifics.
Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, proposed a law that was featured in a Google article by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar. The law has the federal government still setting the standards for the private insurance offered to citizens, but keeps the final decisions at the state level in hopes of gaining their support. The standard benefits package put forth by the feds could help up to 90 million Americans find and compare health insurance, covering people enrolled in small employer insurance plans as well as private policies. The new plan allows states to pick and choose benefit packages from several options with preapproval from the federal government.
Currently, 26 states are seeking reversal of the health care reform bill from the Supreme Court, which is a substantial amount of opposition. Sebelius states that the new proposal is a sign of their commitment to compromising with states in an attempt to share the power. If a state isn’t interested in choosing a package, then a basic plan designated as the default would be put into place. Health care reform is certainly a hot topic with much debate. Only time will tell if this administration can get all parties on board before it’s too late.
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