Required Basic Healthcare

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The Required Basic Healthcare resolution was the first unofficial resolution to be repealed. This resolution also is the only resolution to have been repealed twice. During the UN forum debate on this resolution, opponents to the resolution managed to convince the resolution's sponor, Austrivum, into drafting a replacement resolution, the 'RBH' Replacement resolution. This replacement was adopted 21 days following the adoption of the Required Basic Healthcare resolution. The replacement's first clause declared the Required Basic Healthcare to no longer be in effect in the United Nations. Two years later when repeals were added to the United Nations, this resolution was again repealed.

Resolution Text

UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #17
Required Basic Healthcare
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice Strength: Significant Proposed By: Austrivum

Description:
WHEREAS this resolution will strengthen social justice among all members of the United Nations by requiring that all nations, current and future within the UN, have a basic healthcare plan to support and insure its citizens. Basic healthcare is not a luxury, but rather it is a moral imperative that should be incorporated into UN admissions and acceptance ratings/standards.

The following resolution requires that all UN nations meet the below four-point plan of providing healthcare to its citizens through all outlets available within their government, as long as the methods of providing the four-point plan are met without violating international, national and/or local law.


The four-point plan is as follows:

1) All families who are at or below the “poverty level” of US$5,005.50 per adult, and US$4,205.50 per child, must be covered by healthcare insurance, as long as one member of the family, age 22 or older, is employed.
2) All children, age 21 and younger, must be covered by healthcare insurance and be reimbursed up to at least 55%.
3) All seniors, age 67 and older, must be covered by healthcare and prescription drug insurance/coverage and be reimbursed up to at least 65% for healthcare matters, while up to at least 50% for required prescription dugs.
4) All people, ages 22 to 66, must be offered healthcare insurance and be reimbursed up to at least 30%. In addition, if the insured, in this category, has been employed for at least 240 days in the given year, they must be reimbursed by an additional 5%.


(*Note: Monetary figures were shown in US$ as a general currency; it must be converted accordingly and appropriately based on conversion rates.)


Though this is not a full strength plan, it is a necessary start, and a reasonable start, in order to be able to be achievable by all decent nations. Basic healthcare is a necessity, and the Democratic States of Austrivum encourage all nations to pass even larger, more inclusive healthcare packages within their own nation.

The exceptions to this resolution include:

1) A UN nation classified as a “third world country,” by the UN, does not have to implement this resolution until its status is upgraded.
2) A UN nation determined to be “at war” by the UN, is exempted from continuing the program, but must have a backup program/plan.
3) A nation whose economic situation is detrimental may plea to the UN for a reduced strength “Required Basic Healthcare” resolution. However, should the UN at any time deem a UN nation’s economy stable enough to support the full strength resolution, it must be implemented under order from the UN.


After this resolution’s passage, it must be instituted within three (3) months, otherwise face UN ejection, or plea one’s case for additional time, that cannot be in excess of an additional eighteen (18) months, to be granted only by and through the UN.


---The Democratic States of Austrivum
Votes For: 10,137
Votes Against: 7,154
Implemented: Thu Jun 5 2003
Repealed: Thu Jun 26 2003
Repealed Again: Fri May 13 2005

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