HR 1086 - Prohibiting Health Care Mandates - Georgia Key Vote

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Title: Prohibiting Health Care Mandates

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that states that no law, rule, or regulation shall compel any person, employer or health care provider to participate in any health care system.

Highlights:

-States that persons or employers shall be allowed to pay directly for lawful health care services without penalties or fines (Sec. 2). -States that a health care provider may accept direct payment and shall not be penalized or fined for accepting direct payment for lawful health care services (Sec. 2).

NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BE ENACTED.

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