SENATE BILL: Healthcare Modernization Act of 2013 (Passed)

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Either we figure it out or we strike it. We cannot sit here forever.

Has any other country tried something like this?

[Talleyrand]

I've asked the GM for some raw data to help us reach an estimate on "TBA".

[Talleyrand]

Proposed amendment

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

My expectation would normally be that the initial startup cost is going to be greater than the annual cost.

[President Tyrion]

My expectation would normally be that the initial startup cost is going to be greater than the annual cost.

That's what I thought, too. Perhaps $70 billion (trending toward Nix's high estimate) up front, and $7 billion per year thereafter?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

My expectation would normally be that the initial startup cost is going to be greater than the annual cost.

That's what I thought, too. Perhaps $70 billion (trending toward Nix's high estimate) up front, and $7 billion per year thereafter?

$7 billion annual seems a little low to me, considering we are talking about maintaining a system for 300 million people.  I'd say $20-30 billion.

[tmthforu94]

Objecting and proposing the following amendment:

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[Talleyrand]

I withdraw the amendment and endorse Senator's Tmth's amendment.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I accept tmth's amendment as friendly.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Amendment 59:74 has been adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is this finally done?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Mr. President? shua? Anybody? We finished now?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Mr. President? shua? Anybody? We finished now?

I'm still concerned about privacy/security and patient care issues inherent in this type of process, but I think I did all I could on that with my amendments, so I don't have anything else to add.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I'm fine with what we have now if everyone else, or a majority at least, is

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[President Tyrion]

I am ready to pass this.

[TNF]

I am ready to pass this.

As am I. We have debated it to death and have produced a worthwhile bill. Let's hold a vote on it.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Same as the other bill. This bill is now at final vote, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

Matt can likewise change the topic header adn close this when it end.s

I encourage Senators to manually change the topic line in their voting posts until that happens.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

NAY

[TNF]

Aye

[bore]

Aye

[DC Al Fine]

Aye... can't believe I'm voting with TNF on a bill.