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=Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008  Senate Bill 3354 =

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Bill Summary:
 This act says that the Secretary of the Health and Human Service (HHS) department, Micheal Levit, must give grants to the states that set up a program that does the following: 1) Has doctors who will help patients that can't afford to pay for medical treatments. 2) Give healthcare providers government money to provide for those who can't pay. 3) Allow those patients to sue the doctor if he/she makes a mistake. This bill is a form of universal health care that allows people to go to hospitals and get treated for any ailment. If you would like to read the full version of the bill, [|click here.]

History:
 The reason this bill was written was to respond to 42.6 million uninsured americans who cant get treatment for their medical needs. 10 million of these people are children. This is about 15 percent of America's population. This bill is a form of less expensive universal healthcare. It was introduced on July 29,2008. The act has been read twice and referred to by the committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension.

 The Stats:
7 percent of the U.S. is unemployed 15.5 percent of the U.S. is uninsured 10 million children do not have health insurance 

Bill Status:
>   As of 12/4/08 Red=Incomplete  Green=Complete
 * 1)  Introduced Jul 29, 2008
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(37, 217, 23);"> Reported by Committee Jul 29, 2008
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3);">Voted on in Senate -
 * 4) <span style="color: rgb(209, 21, 21);">Reported to committee <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3);">-
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3);"> Voted on in House -
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 3);"> Signed by President -
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">People affected:
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> The group of people affected by this bill are the people without health insurance and mostly those just above the poverty line. It lets them go to the doctor's office and get medical attention from the doctor.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">About the Senator:
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> The name of the the senator that introduced this bill is Michael B. Enzi. He is a republican from Wyoming. He is married to Diana Buckley and they have three children. Mr. Enzi lives in Gillette, Wyoming. He is in his second term as a senator. He was first voted into congress in 1997.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Education:
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> --B.A. in Accounting from George Washington University <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> --M.A. in Retail Marketing from University of Denver

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Photos:
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> This is where the senate meets and if this bill goes to the floor it will be where the members of the senate vote on it. This is a photo by **Metal Chris**. This is Sen. Michael Enzi. He created the Volunteer Healthcare Program Act. http://enzi.senate.gov/public/

This is Michael Leavitt he is the current secretary of health and human services.

Bibliography:
Enzi, Michael. Mike Enzi; United States Senator of Wyoming. 4 Dec. 2008 <http://enzi.senate.gov/ public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home>. Flickr. 7 Dec. 2008 <http://flickr.com/creativecommons>. Issues for Debate in American Policy. N.p.: CQ Press, 2004. pages 41-45 "S.3354." The Thomas the Library of Congress. 5 Dec. 2008 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/ z?d110:SN03354:@@@D&summ2=m&>.