2. Develop a score card for the bills. For each of the 6 criteria, rate each bill on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the lowest rating you would give the bill. Provide a rationale for your score in the cell:
HC Reform Bill
Access
Quality of care
Individual affordability
Overall cost containment and sustain-ability
Political feasibility given existing special interests and popular support* (is it possible now?)
Political feasibility given changes in special interests and popular support (is it possible in the future?
Total score
HR 676
4
4
5
1
1
3
18
HR 1200
4
4
3
3
1
2
17
HR 3200
4
3
4
1
1
2
15
S 703
4
3
4
3
1
2
17
S 1679
4
4
3
3
4
4
22
S 1796
4 Provides most Americans will healthcare.
4 System will be developed to evaluate quality of care.Improvementes to Physician quality reporting system. Development of Quality measurement program.
4 Sliding scale based on income level.
2 Reductions in some medicare programs to help reduce espenses. Expense caps on certain programs to be managed by a Medicare Commision. Hard to sustain, especially with increasing Baby Boomer population.
2 possible but will face tough battle with anti-abortion advocates.
3 If changes are made to eliminate the portion of the bill that supports abortion the anti-abortion special interests could be persuaded to support this bill.
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* Indicate why you give the bill this score based on which special interests have the greatest control over political decision-making (including influencing popular
support) and what influence this will have on the viability of the bill.
Indicate why you give the bill this score based on what would need to occur to special interest control and popular support in order for the bill (or one like it) to be viable in the future.
Provides most Americans will healthcare.
System will be developed to evaluate quality of care.Improvementes to Physician quality reporting system. Development of Quality measurement program.
Sliding scale based on income level.
Reductions in some medicare programs to help reduce espenses. Expense caps on certain programs to be managed by a Medicare Commision. Hard to sustain, especially with increasing Baby Boomer population.
possible but will face tough battle with anti-abortion advocates.
If changes are made to eliminate the portion of the bill that supports abortion the anti-abortion special interests could be persuaded to support this bill.
support) and what influence this will have on the viability of the bill.
Indicate why you give the bill this score based on what would need to occur to special interest control and popular support in order for the bill (or one like it) to be viable in the future.