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Health Care for All Texas
TIP For health care that is accessible,
accountable, affordable, comprehensive, universal
and just
At the Tipping Point
TIP TEXAS HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
www.healthcareforalltexas.org
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What is Wrong?

• Employer-based health insurance
• Public health insurance
• The uninsured
• The underinsured

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Health Insurance of Total Population, U.S. 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Health Insurance of Total Population, Texas 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Employer Contribution Towards Premiums for a
Family of Four, 2006
Annual Premium 11,480
Employer
Employee
718/mo
239/mo
0
25
50
75
100
Percent of contribution towards premium
Minimum Wage 10,712 / yr
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Rate Increases in Texas for Small Businesses
Source Texas Small Business Employer Health
Insurance Survey Results 2001-2004, Texas
Department of Insurance, November 2005
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Employers in Texas Arent Offering Health
Insurance
Source Texas Department of Insurance Analysis of
2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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Private Insurance, U.S. 2005
UNINSURED
PUBLIC
SELF
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Private Insurance, Texas 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Government Financing of HC
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Qualifying for Medicaid in Texasfor a Family of
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Source Center for Public Policy Priorities, The
Texas Health Care Primer, Nov., 2003
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CHIP The Childrens Health Insurance Program

• Enacted by US Congress in 1997
• By Sept. 1, 2003 ? 500,000 children were
  enrolled in Texas
• As of Sept. 2006 ? 298,000 children
• Every 6 (12) months families have to re-enroll
  and show documentation of income and assets
• 1.4 M children in Texas are uninsured
• 700,000 uninsured children are eligible for
  CHIP or Medicaid

Source The Childrens Defense Fund
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Public Insurance, U.S. 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Public Insurance, Texas 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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So, if youre not covered under employer
insurance and youre not covered under public
insurance, what are you?
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Number of Uninsured Americans1976 - 2004
PNHP.org
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Uninsured, U.S. 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Uninsured, Texas 2005
Source www.kff.org State Facts
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Characteristics of Uninsured, 2004
68 FULL TIME
81 Working FT or PT
Income Levels Affected ALL
79 U.S. Citizen
Age ALL
45.5 Million Uninsured
SOURCE KCMU and Urban Institute analysis of
the March 2006 Current Population Survey
FT Full Time PT Part Time FPL
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Lack of health insurance alone increases the risk
of dying by 25
Source Institute of Medicine, 2004
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Have you ever been uninsured?
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National Health Expenditures1960-2004
Dollars in Billions
1960 70 80 90 91 92 93
94 95 96 97 98 99 00
01 02 03 04
Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health
Statistics Group, at http//www.cms.hhs.gov/Nation
alHealthExpendData/ (see Historical NHE summary
including share of GDP, CY 1960-2004 file
nhegdp04.zip).
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Growth of Physicians Administrators 1970 - 2004
PNHP.org
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PNHP.org
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PHNP.org
PNHP.org
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PNHP.org
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Hospital Inpatient Days, per capita, 2003
Percent Elderly, 2003
PNHP.org
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Almost 50 of personal bankruptcies are due to
medical bills and 75 of those declaring
bankruptcy had health insurance at the
start of their illness.
Source Health Affairs, February
2005 Himmelstein, Warren, Thorne and Woolhandler
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The Texas Health-Care Pie
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Whats the Solution?Health Savings Accounts
NOTax Credits NOConsumer Driven Health Care
NOMarket Driven Health Care NOGreater CEO
Profits NO?
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TIPThe Texas Health Insurance Plan

• Universal Coverage
• Comprehensive Coverage
• Public Accountability
• Freedom to Choose Providers
• Portability
• Fair Financing
• Cost Containment
• Accessibility
• Optimal Transition

Source Health Care for All Texas, 2006
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WHAT?

• Guaranteed to all Texas residents
• Hospital, physician, drug and equipment, ER,
  preventive, mental health, rehabilitative care
• Complete freedom to choose licensed provider
• Coverage not affected by changing jobs, moving
  or traveling
• Resources allocated according to community needs

Source Health Care for All Texas, 2006
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HOW?

• Health Care Authority created by legislature with
  public oversight and accountability
• Fair financing through employer and employee
  contributions based on income with a floor and a
  ceiling without added taxes
• Phase-in over five years

Source Health Care for All Texas, 2006
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What can you do?

• Endorse TIP! Become a Texan for TIP!
• Contact your legislators!
• Tell them our health care system is at a tipping
  point!
• Tell them you support TIP and they should, too!
• Donate time!
• Be generous with your donations!
• Go to our website and find out more

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WE ARE AT THE TIPPING POINT.ENDORSE TIP
TEXAS HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
Health Care for All Texas is a 501(c)(3) project
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tax-deductible donations today to Health Care for
All Texas P.O. Box 421704Houston, TX 
77242 Graphics by Christina Walsh
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