Senate HELP Committee Passes Affordable Health Choices Act
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on July 16th, 2009 in Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
The Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) Committee passed The Affordable Health Choices Act, a proposal for health care reform that requires shared responsibility — from government, insurance companies, medical providers, individuals, and employers.
Included in the bill is the hotly debated public option. Another key provision provides that no insurance company would be allowed to deny coverage for a pre-existing condition, nor would they be allowed to price those people out of the market. It would put an end to the practice of arbitrary terminations of policies just when the need is greatest…
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