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generous. All the
and better clean up its act.
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TALKING POINTS - CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS
THE CLINTON PLAN
President Clinton will present a proposal for comprehensive
health care reform to the Congress in May. His plan will
offer a bold new direction that will improve access to
care, control costs, and maintain the high quality
Americans expect.
The proposal will be based on the following principles:
Access for All: Americans -- legal residents and
citizens -- will be guaranteed coverage without regard
to where they live, how much they earn, whether and
where they are employed, and whether they have a so-
called pre-existing condition.
Benefits: The Clinton plan will guarantee a
comprehensive benefit package and support community-
based delivery systems which are sensitive to the needs
of the communities they serve. Preventive and primary
care will be the centerpiece of health care in America.
No longer will we rely on emergency and episodic care.
Security: The Clinton plan will provide Americans with
the security of knowing that wherever they move or
whenever they change jobs, coverage will be available
for them and their families.
Continuity: The Clinton Plan will maintain the best of
our system and improve it, through support for the
public health institutions, Community and Migrant
Health Centers, and traditional community providers.
The plan will strengthen public health institutions
that provide the backbone for the care of special
populations unable or unwilling to use health plans
regularly.
Simplicity and Affordability: People will know what
they are getting, how much it will cost them, and how
to use it.
The policy development effort is now in its narrowing and
audit phase. Working groups in earlier phases put all
options "on the table" so that all issues were considered,
discussed, and evaluated. The current phase synthesizes
all this work and begins a systematic check of the
recommendations and all the legal issues that must be
addressed in implementing the Clinton plan, before putting
options before the President.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(Health Care Reform and Undocumented Persons)
Will the undocumented be covered in the Clinton Plan?
There is a growing misperception that the reform plan would
take away services from certain populations currently
receiving care. The current system protects undocumented
persons; under the reform plan those protections would
continue. Services ranging from care at community clinics
to hospital services would still be available. Moreover,
these safety net programs that this population relies upon
would be enhanced to improve the availability of services.
However, coverage for guaranteed benefits will be limited to
legal residents and American citizens.
Will undocumented children be covered?
Services for undocumented children will also be preserved as
under current law. (Note: If asked before previous question
use response above)
Will counties and states receive uncompensated care funding to
cover the undocumented and other disenfranchised populations?
The Clinton Plan will continue and strengthen investments in
our public health institutions and programs. The President
and the Task Force are considering several options for
improving health promotion and health care delivery by
assuring that providers have the resources they need to
provide services to targeted populations.
Will there be a universal card?
We understand your concerns about using a universal card for
enrollment in the health care plan. We look forward to
working with you in developing guidelines for ensuring
confidentiality and eliminating the risk of discrimination.
"HOT" BUTTON ISSUES
1.
Sensitivity to the term "CITIZEN."
When dealing with this community, you may prefer to use the terms "LEGAL
RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS" together and in that order at all times. This will
help avoid an adverse reaction to the term "CITIZEN" which connotes excluding a
large part of the Hispanic population.
2.
Sensitivity to the term "ILLEGAL ALIEN."
You may prefer to use the term "UNDOCUMENTED PERSONS."
3.
Will currently covered "undocumented persons" lose that coverage?
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: Under reform, we will retain current law that covers
"undocumented persons" and we will strengthen the safety net programs for
vulnerable populations.
4.
Why aren't we including "undocumented persons" in the health plans, if we plan
to pay for enhancing the current public health system?
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: Health care reform must enhance the health of all
communities, so we must support and improve the public health system.
Undocumented persons are some of the most highly mobile in our society. A
strong public health system will ensure that all people wherever they are and
wherever they go have access to services.
5.
Will a health security card become a model for a national identification card and
allow certain individuals to be discriminated against in many Federal programs
because of their immigration status?
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: That's not the intention of the health security card.
It is to provide everyone with access to health care services wherever they are.
We are meeting with concerned organizations to ensure that appropriate
safeguards are developed and instituted. We look forward to your specific
suggestions.
6.
Will states or local governments control the funding for the public health and
safety net programs?
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: Protections will be put in place which guarantee the
participation of all government levels in the decision-making processes,
local/county governments and health providers.
7.
Will Puerto Ricans receive the same health benefits package as everyone else?
ISSUE: The United States/Puerto Rico relationship is an emotional issue to
Puerto Ricans. Although Puerto Rico is a territory and a part of this country,
residents fell that they are treated as second class citizens. They want to be
treated equally and included in the new health care system.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: All legal residents and citizens will be guaranteed
coverage without regard to where they live, how much they earn, whether and
where they are employed, and whether they have a so-called preexisting condition.
Puerto Ricans are United States citizens and therefore will be treated as such.
(You may prefer to avoid reference to the status of Puerto Rico as a territory or
as "dependent" on the United States to avoid an adverse reaction.)