SB35


 * SB35-Kali Bachman (NC) Democrat, Nicole Lucas (PA) Democrat, Zach Paton and (MD) Republican.

__Issue:__** Health Care


 * __Bill Title:__** H.O.P.E (**H**ealth care of **O**ur **P**eople **E**verywhere)


 * __Purpose:__** Providing as much eligible people with health care as possible to make this health care crisis disappear.


 * __Eligibility:__**(Only need to meet one requirement) People with a job, people with serious disability, veterans, and retired people are the first served, after that we provide it to other Americans that really need it. Our focus is to provide as many people as we can with health care, just in an ordered and organized fashion.

First, we are going to collect money through taxes. The first initial tax is going to be high but decrease by a certain percent each year. This will start in the begining of 2011 and will be carried out so on. This will benefit because it is going to be more affordable for Americans in the long run. The taxes being decreased will help working American families because as the years go by, expenses on other necessities like food and gas are going to increase, yet the health care taxes are going to decrease making health care more affordable in the long run. Second, we are going to create a qulaity beneficial health care plan. This plan will cover some of the most serious health issues today and will cover the costs, if not all. The benefit of this is if we have a good plan then we can give as many eligible people health care as we can. Healthcare is important because without it our debt will increase. For example, if someone with little pay was about to die and didn't have health insurance, there would be no way for him or her to pay for the treatments needed. Third, we are going to provide health care to all Americans who need it and make it affordable for them. Our health care plan will also help our national debt not get any larger, but smaller because the more people who have health care the less debt they have. The more people we can provide with health care as possible, the better.
 * __Terms and Benefits:__** The government being involved in health care is important even though most people believe they should not be involved at all. We are in a national crisis and since this issue affects everyone, everyone should work to solve it. We cannot let this problem get out of hand because it is just going to keep getting worse and worse if we don't do anything about it. Passing this bill will allow people to get health care, which means that they can get the treatment and care they need, but not have to worry about the expenses which could put them in major debt.


 * __Fiscal Impact:__** Our bill is going to cost $115.00 as an initial tax. Over time, the tax price will decrease by 2.5% every year. Over all, the total cost of health care per person will be $7987.50. All together, the total amount spent will be roughly 2.2 trillion. This may seem like a lot but compared to past years like 2007 and 2009 the initial tax is a lot less. For example, they spent 2.5 trillion in 2009 and 2.4 trillion in 2007 on heath care, and all we need is to pay this last sum, and Americans everywhere will be set with health care. This is the final step in getting out of this health care crisis, and we will not need to worry about it for a while.