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Anyone Remember What's In The Health Care Bill? : NPR

RicKelis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:25:01 -0600

Since the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul on Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten what the bill would actually do. So here's a short refresher: expand coverage to roughly 30 million people; ban insurance companies from excluding people or raising their rates, because [of] a "pre-existing medical condition;" more controversial[ly] it requires everyone to have insurance -- But help will be available. If you're poor, you'll get health insurance for free through the Medicaid program; Middle-class people who have to buy their own policies would get government subsidies; And small businesses would get tax credits to encourage them to help pay for insurance for their workers. Those who have to buy their own health insurance get another leg up — a new marketplace called an exchange. There they could pool their buying power and compare their options. [A] new payment system would be based on how health care professionals do their jobs, rather than just how many tests they order or exams they perform. Now House Democrats are being asked to cast a vote for the bill the Senate passed Christmas Eve. And, at least initially, they'll have to approve that Senate bill with no changes. [A] so-called fix bill will carry the compromises now being made between the Senate and the House. That bill is also likely to alter the way the health care program is paid for. Don't expect a House vote on the Senate bill until they get some assurances about what that second bill will do — and that the Senate can actually pass it.

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