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This section provides an archive of proposed health reform legislation from January 2007 to October 2009. The summaries were prepared by the firm Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., for CoverTheUninsured.org. For an overview of the criteria used to research and prepare these charts, read the Criteria for Bill Selection. View bills from the current 111th Congress (up-to-date as of October 2009) or the 110th Congress. For more recent health reform legislative summaries, visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals.
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The Act includes a new temporary federal subsidy for COBRA health insurance continuation coverage premiums (hereafter referred to as “COBRA subsidy”). It also provides for a temporary increase and expansion of the Health Care Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC). In addition, the Act includes new appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency, help for the states and other provisions.
Seeks to cover all Americans through private insurance with federal premium subsidies (on a sliding scale) for families with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Within 2 years of enactment, states would have to create a system to provide individuals the opportunity to purchase a Healthy Americans Private Insurance plan that meets the requirements of the bill. Requires all adults, with limited exceptions, to purchase private coverage for themselves and their dependent children. Ends SCHIP and Medicaid, except for wraparound benefits.
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