Breaking Down Key Provisions of the House and Senate Bills

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August 10, 2009

Breaking Down Key Provisions of the House and Senate Bills

There has been a lot of discussion lately about health care reform, and sometimes it can get quite complex and confusing. In hopes of simplifying the major policy initiatives, The Heritage Foundation has highlighted key provisions in both the House and Senate Bills, including the public plan, the exchange, new federal regulations and employer mandates, Medicaid expansion, and new health care subsides.

A Federal Health Insurance Exchange Combined with a Public Plan: The House and Senate Bills

Micromanaging Americans’ Health Insurance: The Impact of House and Senate Bills

Employer Health Care Mandates: Taxing Low-Income Workers to Pay for Health Care

Medicaid Expansion: The Impact of the House and Senate Health Bills

New Taxpayer Subsidies: The Impact of the House and Senate Health Bills

Click here to read the House and Senate Bills.

Tags: employer mandates, Exchange, Medicaid Expansion

Comments Author: Kisa Smith

carlburmeister

Is there a provision in the health care bill that requiers the listing of one's property, eventually to be used to pay for medical services if you don't have enough cash?

Will we be required to provide access to our checking, savings and other accounts by the government?

rjb

1. AS SOON AS A BILL IS PASSED ....OBAMA WILL DO A 'QUICKY AMNESTY' ON ILLEGALS AND THEY WILL GET THE FULL HEALTH PASS. 2. SAME THING FOR ABORTION.QUICKY TACK ON TO BILL AFTER SIGNING..DEMS ARE SNEAKY.. WE ALL NEED TO READ..'CLOWARD/PIVEN STRATEGY' americanthinker.com ITS HIS WHOLE CRUSH AMERICA PROGRAM.....