(H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have provided that soldiers, veterans, and their families would not be subject to a fine if their benefits do not meet the health care legislation’s criteria for "essential benefits" coverage
senate Roll Call 83
Mar 24, 2010
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This was ostensibly a vote on a motion to table (kill) an amendment by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) providing that soldiers, veterans, and their families would not be subject to a fine if their benefits do not meet the criteria for "essential benefits" coverage. (Under the health care reform legislation already signed into law by President Obama, individuals are required to have insurance plans that guarantee “essential” health benefits. These benefits include preventive care, hospital services, and prescription drugs. Individuals who do not obtain such insurance plans could be subject to a fine.) The measure Burr sought to amend was a “companion bill” making a number of changes to health care reform legislation already signed into law by President Obama. The underlying context was that Republicans were trying to attach amendments to the companion bill in order to send it back the House, where it had passed by a narrow margin. CNN reported that Republicans had chosen to offer a slew of amendments in order to “undermine the measure,” while the Associated Press characterized the amendments as “a final drive to thwart President Barack Obama's health care remake.”Burr argued his amendment would shield veterans and their families from fines imposed by health care reform legislation: "What this amendment simply does is set the minimum essential coverage as met on these programs, so the veterans' families, the children of veterans, are not at risk of determining that their insurance does not meet the minimum essential coverage, therefore, exposing them to fines." |
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