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Public Option and Affordability Credits, House-style

by Karoli on October 29, 2009 · 4 comments

The public option contained in the House Bill today is actually not as watered-down as many might think. It’s certainly better than what the Energy and Commerce Committee had in their version, but it’s also not as great as the Medicare +5 option might have been. The Public Option Here are the key points, with [...]

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More Key Immediate Health Care Reforms

by Karoli on October 29, 2009 · 3 comments

Pre-existing Conditions Group Health Plans – Under current rules, insurers can exclude any condition treated in the past six months as a pre-existing condition. Effective January 1, 2010, that six-month lookback is reduced to 30 days. Insurers may only exclude that condition from coverage for a maximum of 3 months, 9 months for late enrollees. [...]

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First Pass: What the House Health Care Reform Bill Does Right Now

by Karoli on October 29, 2009 · 10 comments

Brace yourself for drama when debate begins on HR 3962, the modified Affordable Health Care Act for America. It’s 1900 pages long (though truly, those are 1/2 pages so it’s really only 950 pages long), which will offer Republicans ample opportunity to raise the very large book over their heads and throw it on the [...]

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