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A New Policy Proposal Aims to Allow More than 40 Million Uninsured Americans to Have Access to Affordable Health-Insurance Coverage
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(TEBO OPEN):
WITH A NEW CONGRESS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D-C, A LEADING NATIONAL
HEALTH-CARE GROUP IS REFOCUSING THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON ONE OF THE
MAJOR ISSUES FACING THE NATION. A JUST-RELEASED, COMPREHENSIVE SET
OF TARGETED POLICY REFORMS AIMS TO ALLOW MORE THAN 40-MILLION
UNINSURED AMERICANS TO HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH-INSURANCE
COVERAGE. THE REFORM PACKAGE, FROM AMERICA'S HEALTH
INSURANCE PLANS--OR A-H-I-P--WOULD EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR
PUBLIC PROGRAMS; ENABLE ALL CONSUMERS TO PURCHASE HEALTH
INSURANCE WITH PRE-TAX DOLLARS; PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP
WORKING FAMILIES BE ABLE TO AFFORD COVERAGE; AND PROVIDE STATES WITH
INCENTIVES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROPOSALS. A-H-I-P
PRESIDENT AND C-E-O, KAREN IGNAGNI ["IG-NON-EE"],
EXPLAINS…
(IGNAGNI):
"THE LEADERS OF THE NATION’S HEALTH-INSURANCE PLANS
ARE UNITED IN THE STRONG BELIEF THAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO HEALTH-CARE COVERAGE. AND, WE WILL WORK TO FULFILL THIS
GOAL. THAT SHOULD BE OUR NATION'S NUMBER-ONE DOMESTIC-POLICY
PRIORITY. THIS BOLD PROGRAM THAT WE ARE OFFERING WOULD EXPAND
COVERAGE TO TENS OF MILLIONS--WITHIN A FRAMEWORK THAT IS FISCALLY
SOUND. BY ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO COVERAGE, WE
CAN MAKE FAMILIES MORE SECURE, MAKE WORKERS MORE PRODUCTIVE, AND
ULTIMATELY, MAKE THIS A HEALTHIER NATION. WE URGE CONGRESS AND
STATE LEGISLATORS TO MAKE HEALTH-CARE COVERAGE THEIR TOP PRIORITY."
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A-H-I-P ESTIMATES THAT ITS NEW STEP-BY-STEP PLAN WOULD EXPAND ACCESS TO
HEALTH-INSURANCE COVERAGE TO ALL CHILDREN WITHIN THREE YEARS--AND
TO 95-PERCENT OF ADULTS WITHIN 10 YEARS--AT A PRICE OF UNDER 300-BILLION
DOLLARS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"A-H-I-P-BELIEVES"-DOT-COM. I'M
BOB TEBO.
