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SHOP Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible.

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4/29/2008--Introduced.
Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 or the SHOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer a health i... more

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December 19, 2008 NFIB.com - Report on the 110th Congress: Small Business Setbacks

The SHOP Act (H.R. 5918) and the Health Care Choice Act (H.R. 2355), which sought to improve access to and affordability of quality heathcare for small business. The National Health Information Incentive Act (H.R. 1952), ...

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August 18, 2008 Silver Top Graphics | Microbusiness News Briefs

Some of them, like the SHOP Act (S. 2795, H.R. 5918), attempt to do both. The bill is the product of intense bipartisan negotiation between Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AK), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), ...

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May 22, 2008 New Jersey REALTORS® Emphasize Housing Message on Capitol Hill

NJAR® indicated its support of H.R. 5918, the Small Business Health Insurance Options Program Act of 2008 (SHOP) sponsored by Representative John Barrow (D-GA), saying it makes health insurance more affordable, predictable and ...

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