Among the proposals under consideration is an amendment by Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, that would create a "basic health plan" for Americans earning less than 200percentt of the federal poverty level, or $44,100 for a family of four.
The government would help individuals buy insurance, and, "in return, government would require, by law, every head of household to acquire at least a basic health plan for his or her family".
But the best of both sides' impulses could be combined into a new basic health plan for Congress, and here's how: First, make sure all members have primary and preventive care.
Health care services in Switzerland are reimbursed by private insurances with compulsory basic health plans that cover a comprehensive catalogue of goods and services for all Swiss inhabitants.
The law, which took effect in July, bars insurers from offering coverage for abortions as part of basic health plans.
All Americans need a basic health plan and should be free to purchase supplemental health insurance coverage.
Methods: The study population were insured persons of the basic health insurance plan of the largest health insurer in Switzerland.
The study population were insured persons of the basic health insurance plan of the Helsana Group, the largest health insurer in Switzerland.
The project subsequently diversified into a number of programmes, including a people's financed and managed low-cost sanitation programme; a housing programme; a basic health and family planning programme; a programme of supervised credit for small family enterprise units; an education programme; and a rural development programme in the nearby villages.
Paradoxically, the relevant politicians have just (in 2010) decided that the economical situation demands the removal of contraceptives from the basic health insurance plan for those over 20 years of age [27], [28].
