Vote Against GA resolution Emergency Healthcare For International Travelers

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General Assembly Vote Recommendation

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Part of the Information for WA Voters program

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Resolution Analysis
The resolution is well intended to ensure that persons traveling abroad are afforded the same medical care as any other person in the event of the onset of an emergency medical condition regardless of the traveler's ability to pay. This much is admirable and could stand as a resolution by itself if measures were taken to ensure costs were covered.

However, although the proposal highlights basic rights travelers have to ensure they are cared for in an emergency medical event, this proposal also makes a problem out of what could be solved with a smaller and more efficient insurance program that member nations can use to ensure the safety and health of their citizens.

The proposal attempts to require member nations to foot the bill for medical expenses of tourists and then redirect the expenses to the home government of said tourists, assuming the home nation will be able to pay for the medical expenses of their citizens. Combined with an unintended prohibition on charging interest, the given invoice can create a long string of unpaid medical bills in tourism based countries.

For these reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends a vote against the resolution.

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