So it's back in the senate right now for added amendments, one of which is banning sex offenders from getting erectile dysfunction medication. If they do vote yes on it, that means the whole process has to go back through the house, which probably means they will vote that down.
Now I'm not against universal health care, I'm just against this bill. They could have done many other things to make health care more affordable such as being able to purchase across state lines, banning the restrictions on preexisting conditions, and overhauling the Medicaid and Medicare system to make more incentives for doctors to take them. Fining people who don't want insurance just isn't right.
Take my father for example, he is now considered totally disabled and cannot work & he is receiving disability starting in July. But he's not eligible for Medicare until he is 62, which doesn't happen for 2 more years. What is he supposed to do for insurance for the next two years? Thankfully his company is working with us so he can keep his insurance for a while, but they shouldn't have to do that since he's not working. If Medicare was overhauled to allow people who are close to 62 and disabled we wouldn't be worrying so much.
And frankly I personally think that the members of our government should be on the same insurance they want the rest of the country to be on.