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Article: National health care reform takes shape
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- Oakland Tribune
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- September 22, 2009
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You probably haven't read the 1018-page Affordable Health Choices
Act that the House Education and Labor Committee, chaired by local
Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, reported out in July or the 223-
page America's Health Future Act of 2009 unveiled by Senate Finance
Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Sept. 16.
Well, neither have I. But I did peruse the executive summaries,
which are online. They outline key provisions of each bill that
adumbrate the shape of health care reform.
Both bills have two key elements: all Americans must enroll in a
health-care plan or pay a penalty (except for Medicaid recipients,
who are getting totally tax-subsidized care) and insurance companies
must accept all ...