Expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (12 Feb 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
This resolution, H.Con.Res. 48, expresses Congress's intent to pass legislation within 18 months that would reform national healthcare. The proposed reform aims to guarantee healthcare for all individuals, with a specific focus on ensuring women can achieve and maintain good health throughout their lives.
The bill outlines several key requirements for this future legislation. It would need to recognize women's roles as consumers, caregivers, and providers of healthcare. The legislation would guarantee a comprehensive set of benefits and care, promote primary and preventive services, and offer choices in insurance plans and providers. It also calls for eliminating health disparities based on various factors and ensuring affordable access to quality care and patient safety.
Furthermore, H.Con.Res. 48 would require legislation to ensure an adequate supply of healthcare providers and grant every woman access to a dedicated "medical home" with direct access to women's health providers and care coordination. It also suggests sharing financing responsibilities among employers, individuals, and the government, while considering the needs of small businesses. Finally, the resolution urges the President to sign such legislation into law. This resolution has been referred to a subcommittee within the House of Representatives.
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Official summary
Declares that Congress commits to passing, within 18 months, legislation that guarantees health care for women and all individuals and that establishes coverage that enables women to attain good health that they can maintain during their reproductive years and throughout their lives.
Requires such legislation to: (1) recognize the role of women as health care consumers, caregivers, and providers; (2) guarantee a level of benefits and care necessary to achieve and maintain good health throughout a woman's lifetime and lessen the burdens caused by poor health; (3) promote primary and preventive care; (4) provide a choice of public and private insurance plans and direct access to a choice of health care providers to ensure continuity of coverage and a delivery system that meets the needs of women; (5) eliminate disparities in health coverage, treatment, and outcomes on the basis of gender, culture, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, health status, or sexual orientation; (6) share financing responsibility among employers, individuals, and the government while taking into account small business needs; (7) ensure affordable access to health care; (8) enhance health care quality and patient safety; (9) ensure a sufficient supply of qualified providers through expanded medical and public health education and adequate reimbursement; (10) ensure every woman access to a women's medical home, including direct access to women's health care providers and care coordination, throughout each woman's lifetime; (11) recognize and promote the role of women as providers of health care; and (12) promote administrative efficiency and ease of use.
Urges the President sign such legislation.
Timeline
12 Feb 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.Con.Res. 48 do?
- This resolution, H.Con.Res. 48, expresses Congress's intent to pass legislation within 18 months that would reform national healthcare. The proposed reform aims to guarantee healthcare for all individuals, with a specific focus on ensuring women can achieve and maintain good health throughout their lives. The bill outlines several key requirements for this future legislation. It would need to recognize women's roles as consumers, caregivers, and providers of healthcare. The legislation would guarantee a comprehensive set of benefits and care, promote primary and preventive services, and offer choices in insurance plans and providers. It also calls for eliminating health disparities based on various factors and ensuring affordable access to quality care and patient safety. Furthermore, H.Con.Res. 48 would require legislation to ensure an adequate supply of healthcare providers and grant every woman access to a dedicated "medical home" with direct access to women's health providers and care coordination. It also suggests sharing financing responsibilities among employers, individuals, and the government, while considering the needs of small businesses. Finally, the resolution urges the President to sign such legislation into law. This resolution has been referred to a subcommittee within the House of Representatives.
- Has H.Con.Res. 48 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.Con.Res. 48. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.Con.Res. 48?
- H.Con.Res. 48 was sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), with 41 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Con.Res. 48?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (12 Feb 2009).
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