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Here is a little information about the history of the Health Care Bill…

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This is the original health care bill that was marked up by three House Committees in the summer of 2009. The final version that was passed by the House is H.R. 3962.

The Senate’s health care bill can be read here : Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

This bill it seeks to expand health care coverage to the approximately 40 million Americans who are currently uninsured by lowering the cost of health care and making the system more efficient. To that end, it includes a new government-run insurance plan (a.k.a. a public option) to compete with the private companies, a requirement that all Americans have health insurance, a prohibition on denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions and, to pay for it all, a surtax on households with an income above $350,000. A more detailed summary of the bill by the House Committee on Education and Labor can be read here (four-page .pdf).

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