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Healthcare Reform
With the health care debate heating up and so many of our clients asking questions about specific issues, we thought it would be useful to provide a single place for proposed bills, markups, industry specific summaries and some commentary on issues of interest and the status of the legislative process. This site is not intended to be focused on a particular political position. Rather, it is to be used as a resource for our clients, friends and attorneys. If you have suggestions regarding additional resources that could be included or if you want more information on any of the issues referenced on this page, please contact C. Mitchell Goldman, David E. Loder or the Duane Morris attorney with whom you are regularly in contact.
- U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (http://help.senate.gov/)
- Affordable Health Choices Act: http://help.senate.gov/BAI09A84_xml.pdf
- Hearings and Sessions (Markup for Affordable Health Choices Act) http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_06_17_E/2009_06_17_E.html
- Democrats from HELP Committee call for insurance coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions: http://help.senate.gov/Maj_press/2009_06_23.pdf
- Press Releases:
- Press release from June 16, 2009; HELP Democrats Call for Urgent Health Care Reform: http://help.senate.gov/Maj_press/2009_06_16_a.pdf
- Press release from June 9, 2009; Kennedy, HELP Committee Announce the "Affordable Health Choices Act:" http://help.senate.gov/Maj_press/2009_06_09.pdf
- Press release from June 2, 2009; Kennedy Praises the Council of Economic Advisors Report on Healthcare Reform: http://help.senate.gov/Maj_press/2009_06_02.pdf
- See Economic Advisors Report: http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/CEA_Health_Care_Report.pdf
- Press release from June 23, 2009; Republican Response to the Kennedy Bill: http://help.senate.gov/Min_press/2009_06_23_b.pdf
- Press release from June 23, 2009; CBO and President Admit Individuals May Lose Currently Held Insurance: http://help.senate.gov/Min_press/2009_06_23_a.pdf
- U.S. Senate Finance Committee (http://finance.senate.gov/)
- Legislative Language of S. 1796, the America's Healthy Future Act: http://finance.senate.gov/press/Bpress/2009press/prb102009c.pdf
- Results of Markup: http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/leg/LEG 2009/102009 America's Healthy Future Act Markup Results.pdf
- The Chairman's Mark as Amended: http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/leg/LEG%202009/100209_Americas_Healthy_Future_Act_AMENDED.pdf
- "Call to Action" Health Care Reform; provided by Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.): http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/home.html
- This site contains links for:
- "Call to Action" text, which is Senator Baucus' vision for both policy and the process in the upcoming health care reform debate
- Current Senate Finance Committee Action
- Healthcare Hearings
- Baucus' remarks on healthcare hearings
- Senators Baucus and Grassley's Policy options for healthcare reform: http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/leg/LEG%202009/042809%20Health%20Care%20Description%20of%20Policy%20Option.pdf
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules (http://rules.house.gov/)
- H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act: http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf
- Text of the House Republican healthcare reform bill: http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_hr3962_boehner_sub.pdf
- House Republicans' release summary of their healthcare reform bill: http://gopleader.gov/UploadedFiles/Summary_of_Republican_Alternative_Health_Care_plan_Updated_11-04-09.pdf
- America's Health Insurance Plans (http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=39)
- America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. Member companies offer medical insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, dental insurance, supplemental insurance, stop-loss insurance and reinsurance to consumers, employers and public purchasers.
- AHIP's comprehensive healthcare reform proposal: http://www.americanhealthsolution.org/assets/Uploads/healthcarereformproposal.pdf
- AHIP's affordability proposal (AHIP claims if their proposals are fully implemented, the nation's total healthcare expenditures could be $145 billion lower than currently projected by the year 2015): http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?docid=23427
- AHIP's proposal to cover all Americans: http://www.ahip.org/redirect/FederalAccess.pdf
- AHIP's individual market guarantee proposal: http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?docid=21727
- AHIP's proposal to improve the quality and safety of healthcare: http://www.ahip.org/redirect/Quality.pdf
- AHIP's healthcare reform page: http://www.americanhealthsolution.org/
- This site includes information about healthcare reform, AHIP's proposals and updates to other applicable sources.
- AHIP's "Morning Headlines" about healthcare reform (updates daily): http://www.americanhealthsolution.org/blog/tag/Morning+Headlines
- American Medical Association (http://www.ama-assn.org/)
- AMA's healthcare reform press releases and statements (updated daily): http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/legislation-advocacy/current-topics-advocacy/health-system-reform/hsr-news-statements.shtml
- AMA's "Voice for the Uninsured" advocacy website: http://voicefortheuninsured.org/
- AMA's Six Principles of healthcare reform: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/legislation-advocacy/current-topics-advocacy/health-system-reform/ama-hsr-principles.shtml
- American Hospital Association
- Healthcare reform advocacy site: http://www.aha.org/aha/advocacy/health-reform.html
- Note: Members of the AHA can access (from the above link):
- Advocacy action alerts
- Special bulletins
- Advisories
- Non-members can access all of the following links and more:
- AHA's Position Paper on Hospitals and Health Reform: http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2009/pdf/090619-hospitals-health-reform.pdf
- AHA's Statement on Administration's New Proposals on Reform: http://www.aha.org/aha/press-release/2009/090615-st-reformprop.html
- AHA 2009 Advocacy Issue Papers: http://www.aha.org/aha/advocacy/annual-meeting/09-issue-papers.html
- House Health Care Reform Legislation Draft: http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/DraftHealthCareReform-BillText.pdf
- AHA's comments to the Senate Finance Committee on Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform: http://www.aha.org/aha/testimony/2009/090526-tes-comments-finance-options.pdf
- AHA's comments to the Senate Finance Committee on Expanding Health Care coverage: http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2009/pdf/090521-comments-expanding-coverage.pdf
- AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock's statement at a Finance Committee Roundtable on reform: http://www.aha.org/aha/testimony/2009/090421-tes-reform.pdf
