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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1679 Affordable Health Choices Act</title>
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    <title>H.R.6497: DREAM Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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Users tracking H.R.6497 (2) are also tracking: Bills, People. H.R.4321 Comprehensive Immigra... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.3590 Patient Protection an... 1 &amp;middot; S.1679 Affordable Health Cho... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1868 Birthright Citizenshi. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h6497/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care: How did we get here? | sirkevinthomas.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-25:/commentary/9509939</id>
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Ted Kennedy [MA]) passed out its own measure, S. 1679, while the Senate Finance Committee under Sen. Max Baucus produced S. 1796 in a painstakingly deliberate process. Baucus&amp;#39; efforts to attract bipartisan support and be the heroic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sirkevinthomas.com/health-care-how-did-we-get-here/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Passed Senate: S. 1679: A bill to provide that the ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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14 Nov 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1679&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Done, And Done | Life and Health Insurance</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-16:/commentary/8725961</id>
    <updated>2010-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act, with versions reported by the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, reported by the Senate Health, Education, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifehealth.tk/done-and-done.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Research and Markets: The U.S. Healthcare Reform: Impact on the ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Bills and Laws: H.R.3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act; H.R.3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; S.1679, Affordable Health Choices Act; S.1796, Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009; H.R.3590, Service Members ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://health-news-update.info/research-and-markets-the-u-s-healthcare-reform-impact-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mental Health Behavioral Health Medical Professionals Resources</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Bills and Laws: H.R.3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act; H.R.3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; S.1679, Affordable Health Choices Act; S.1796, Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009; H.R.3590, Service Members ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/20100712231149/Legislative-News/the-us-healthcare-reform-impact-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Research and Markets: The U.S. Healthcare Reform: Impact on the ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Bills and Laws: H.R.3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act; H.R.3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; S.1679, Affordable Health Choices Act; S.1796, Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009; H.R.3590, Service Members ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/20100712231345/Legislative-News/research-and-markets-the-us-healthcare-reform-impact-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Immigration Policy: Noncitizen Eligibility and Verification Issues ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... which passed on November 7, 2009; the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679), as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on September 17, 2009; the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigration-reports.blogspot.com/2010/05/noncitizen-eligibility-and-verification.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796); the House Tri-Committee Bill, The America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gwumc.gwu.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&amp;amp;d=9953&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News &#8226; The George Washington University Medical Center</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796); the House Tri-Committee Bill, The America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&amp;amp;d=9953&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679 Affordable Health Choices Act | Toss Congress</title>
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An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tosscongress.com/?p=2034&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Reform Talk: Done, And Done</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-24:/commentary/7951155</id>
    <updated>2010-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act, with versions reported by the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, reported by the Senate Health, Education, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcare-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/done-and-done.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News &#8226; The George Washington University Medical Center</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/8229082</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition to the Senate bill, the House bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962); the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); and the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gwumc.gwu.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&amp;amp;d=9897&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-23:/commentary/7941943</id>
    <updated>2010-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition to the Senate bill, the House bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962); the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); and the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&amp;amp;d=9897&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive &#187; Dems Quaking At ...</title>
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This is &#8220;S.1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221;, from September 17, 2009. Stupid question: Is this what&amp;#39;s actually been signed into law? I gotta go right now, but can anyone confirm this? -Thanks! political.fish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patdollard.com/2010/03/dems-quaking-at-violent-counter-revolution/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>palashscape: OBAMA CARE in Indian Reference:Fight rages to define ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In October 1949, Congress adjourned without acting on S. 1679 and H.R. 4312. Debate continued along party lines, with Republicans favoring a voluntary choice of government or private insurance for those over 65, and Democrats seeking to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://palashscape.blogspot.com/2010/03/obama-care-in-indian-referencefight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Questions About the ObamaCare Bill - Tea Party Movement | STOP ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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1) The Senate bill, HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is based on the S. 1796, the Senate Finance Committee bill, and S. 1679, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamamobileusa.com/2010/03/questions-about-the-obamacare-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Health Care Plan | Obama News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7922101</id>
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1) The Senate bill, HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is based on the S. 1796, the Senate Finance Committee bill, and S. 1679, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obamamobileusa.com/2010/03/questions-you-may-have-about-obamacare.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Insurance Premium Financing - Capitol Update - Blog Archive ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-19:/commentary/7907463</id>
    <updated>2010-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The HELP Committee released language for its draft, the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) on June ... Low Car Insurance Rates In Canada &amp;middot; Insurance For People: Life Insurance And The Annuity Option &amp;middot; 28 Tips To Save Money On Car ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.googlestartpage.net/113523/insurance-premium-financing/capitol-update-blog-archive-health-care-reform-is-alive-and-well.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Analysis of Senate Health Reform Bill and President&amp;#39;s Proposal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7951156</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition to the Senate bill, the House bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962); the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); and the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newswise.com/articles/new-analysis-of-senate-health-reform-bill-and-president-s-proposal-signal-significant-legal-changes-ahead&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Analysis of Senate Health Reform Bill and President&amp;#39;s Proposal ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition to the Senate bill, the House bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962); the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); and the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yubanet.com/usa/New-Analysis-of-Senate-Health-Reform-Bill-and-President-s-Proposal-Signal-Significant-Legal-Changes-Ahead.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Legislation: Private Health Insurance Provisions in Senate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7877673</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3590 reflects the merged Senate health reform bills, S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act (as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on July 15, 2009), and S. 1796, America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/private-health-insurance-provisions-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Update &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Health Care Reform is Alive and Well!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7757068</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The HELP Committee released language for its draft, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221; (S. 1679) on June 9th, and considered amendments to the bill over the course of 11 days in June. After approving 36 Democratic amendments and 161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/health-care-reform-is-alive-and-well/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Legislation: Health Reform and the 111th Congress</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3590 consolidated and amended bills passed by the two committees with principal jurisdiction, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, which ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act on July 15, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/health-reform-and-111th-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpinionEditorial &#8212; Blog &#8212; More Health Care Non-Solutions From ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7584683</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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That&amp;#39;s fine, and the Senate bill (S. 1679) calls for setting up quality measures of health outcomes and making the results public. 3, &#8220;Liability reform.&#8221; In other words, the Republican plan for protecting corporations and health care ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://barbaraobrien.opinioneditorial.com/2010/02/15/more-health-care-non-solutions-from-conservatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DEMOCRATS for SALE: Democrats&amp;#39; Misplaced Priorities by the Numbers ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[ii] The Senate Finance Committee spent six days marking up S. 1796; the Senate HELP Committee spent 13 days marking up S. 1679; the House Ways and. Means Committee spent one day marking up H.R. 3200; the House Education and Labor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://democratsforsale.blogspot.com/2010/02/democrats-misplaced-priorities-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4619: E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-07:/commentary/9300869</id>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.2454 Safe Climate Act. 3 &amp;middot; H.R.950 H.R.950. 2 &amp;middot; H.R.2981 Employment Non-Discri... 2 &amp;middot; S.1679 Community Living Assi... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3458 Internet Freedom Pres. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4619/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Legislation: Private Health Insurance Provisions in Senate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-03:/commentary/7497603</id>
    <updated>2010-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3590 reflects the merged Senate health reform bills, S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act (as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on July 15, 2009), and S. 1796, America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/private-health-insurance-provisions-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Representative Jack Kingston</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-03:/commentary/7497602</id>
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[ii] The Senate Finance Committee spent six days marking up S. 1796; the Senate HELP Committee spent 13 days marking up S. 1679; the House Ways and Means Committee spent one day marking up H.R. 3200; the House Education and Labor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kingston.house.gov/blog/?p=1467&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Update &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Current Status of Health Care ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-28:/commentary/7441057</id>
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The HELP Committee released language for its draft, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221; (S. 1679) on June 9th, and considered amendments to the bill over the course of 11 days in June. After approving 36 Democratic amendments and 161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/current-status-of-health-care-reform-proposals-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Legislation: Health Reform and the 111th Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7395930</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3590 consolidated and amended bills passed by the two committees with principal jurisdiction, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, which ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act on July 15, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/01/health-reform-and-111th-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>It&amp;#39;s Just Who I Am: Spiritual Health Care</title>
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See S.1679, Section 3103(a)(1)(D). The House Energy and Commerce Committee on which Congressman Bruce Braley sits has added a similar measure to the House health care reform bill. See Section 125 of HR3200. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noahsjunk.blogspot.com/2010/01/spiritual-health-care.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Legislation: Noncitizen Eligibility and Verification Issues ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7229869</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... which passed on November 7, 2009; the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679), as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on September 17, 2009; the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/01/noncitizen-eligibility-and-verification.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gray&amp;#39;s Thoughts: Health Care Legislation - Lets all get on the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/8154794</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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When I went back to my trusted legislative sites and found senate health care bill (S.1679) which was introduced into the senate in September 2009. I assumed that this was the bill that they were talking about in the news. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://graysphere.blogspot.com/2010/01/health-care-legislation-lets-all-get-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>today and tomorrow: from a friend from Sentator Bayh</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7189677</id>
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HELP passed the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) on July 15, 2009, and Finance passed the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796) on October 13, 2009. The merged Senate proposal was offered on November 18th, 2009, and referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwrech-now.blogspot.com/2010/01/from-friend-from-sentator-bayh.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ping Pong It Is - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7164248</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Harkin one (S. 1679) has 25% support. Having attended public schools and somehow passed before the DOE was created, I was able to deduce that 77% is vastly more than 23%, 91% is vastly more than 9%, and 75% is vastly more than 25%. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1431-Ping-Pong-It-Is&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Health Care Overhaul; Attention Turns Toward Senate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7124831</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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With action on the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) completed in the House, the debate now turns to the Senate, where leaders are trying to merge two bills (S. 1679, S. 1796) approved by the Health, Education, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurance.us/news/house-passes-health-care-overhaul-attention-turns-toward-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Reform Talk: One Step Closer</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7039193</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Health Reform Talk </name>
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... America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act, with versions reported by the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, reported by the Senate Health, Education, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcare-legislation.blogspot.com/2009/12/one-step-closer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Random Thoughts From a Deliberate Mind: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7164249</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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See S.1679, Section 3103(a)(1)(D). www.childrenshealthcare.org see article titled...Healthcare bills mandate payment for prayers and rituals. For some unexplainable reason this type of health care is already recognized by the IRS and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stumpparrish.blogspot.com/2009/12/senator-tom-harkin-d-ia-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7534529</id>
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(S. 1679). Senators Wyden and Bennett Healthy Americans Act (S. 391), Representative Dingell National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 15). Representative Conyers U.S. National Health Care Act (H.R. 676), Senate Finance Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Technomancy for Fun and Profit - A letter from my Senator</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/6979397</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As a member of the HELP Committee and chair of the Quality Working Group, I wrote the section of the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) that would: improve care coordination and better manage chronic conditions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cmccurry.livejournal.com/713568.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>~ Angry White Boy ~ &#187; Vote their asses out!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/7030000</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HELP passed the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) on July 15, 2009, and Finance passed the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796) on October 13, 2009. The merged Senate proposal was offered on November 18th, 2009, and referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/12/17/vote-their-asses-out/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.Res.983: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7497604</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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(1) any agreement by their office relating to specified health care legislation (i.e., H.R. 3200, H.R. 3590, H.R. 3961, H.R. 3962, S. 1679, and S. 1796) entered into on or after January 20, 2009; (2) negotiations relating to such an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr983/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News &#8226; The George Washington University Medical Center</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6933299</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition to the House bill, the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679), and the Senate Finance Chairman&amp;#39;s Mark of the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796), the taxonomy has been used to analyze the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&amp;amp;d=9523&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4312: To permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/8234227</id>
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In October 1949, Congress adjourned without acting on S. 1679 and H.R. 4312. Debate continued along party lines, with Republicans favoring a voluntary choice of government or private insurance for those over 65, and Democrats seeking to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4312/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Update &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Current Status of Health Care ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-03:/commentary/7152117</id>
    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The HELP Committee released language for its draft, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221; (S. 1679) on June 9th, and considered amendments to the bill over the course of 11 days in June. After approving 36 Democratic amendments and 161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/current-status-of-health-care-reform-proposals-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: Citizenship Verification Provisions in Major ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/6868974</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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55 Section 151 of S. 1679 would create &#167;3111(d)(3)(A)(i) in Title XXXI of the Public Health Service Act to require this verification. 56 &#167;1137 of the Social Security Act provides the statutory authority requiring Medicaid to participate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/12/citizenship-verification-provisions-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medical Insurance Reform - The Beat goes On | 4D Medical</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/8413586</id>
    <updated>2009-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Now that the Finance Committee has completed formal action on S. 1796, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is merging the Finance Committee bill with legislation passed earlier this Summer by the Senate HELP Committee, S. 1679, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4dmed.com/blog/medical_billing_general_discussion/13/medical-insurance-reform-%E2%80%93-the-beat-goes-on/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Latest on Health Care Reform | ProMedica Health System: INSIDE</title>
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More recently, the U.S. Senate reached the 60 votes needed to bring the bill that combines measures produced by the Senate Finance Committee (S. 1796) and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (S. 1679) to the floor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://promedica.olhblogspace.com/2009/12/the-latest-on-health-care-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Proposed Approval Pathway for &amp;#39;Biosimilars&amp;#39; and its Potential ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/6852517</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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2 S. 3590 was synthesized from S. 1796, America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act, which was approved by the Senate Finance Committee on October 13, 2009, and S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act, which was approved by the Senate Health, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebglaw.com/showclientalert.aspx?Show=12178&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s New? SPO Review!: Health Care Reform: Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-28:/commentary/6824870</id>
    <updated>2009-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representative&amp;#39;s bill H.R. 3962, called the &amp;quot;Affordable Health Care for America Act&amp;quot;;; The Senate&amp;#39;s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (&amp;quot;HELP&amp;quot;) Committee bill S. 1679, called the &amp;quot;Affordable Health Choices A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://single-point.blogspot.com/2009/11/health-care-reform-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: What Types of Health Coverage Do Noncitizens ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6817112</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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23 Similarly, &#167;163 of S. 1679 would amend title XXXI of the Public Health Service Act to create &#167;3116, which would limit eligibility for the premium credit through the health exchange to citizens or nationals of the United States or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-types-of-health-coverage-do.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Baucus Bill - S.1796: America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6824869</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate Democrat leaders and White House officials are currently in negotiations to reconcile this bill with the version that was approved by the Senate HELP Committee, S. 1679. For a chart detailing the major differences that are being ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/baucus_bill_health_care.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: Health Care Reform Legislation and Noncitizens ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6809694</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress and Law </name>
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Source: CRS analyses of H.R. 3962 as introduced, S. 1679 as reported and S. 1796 as reported. Table 3. Eligibility of Noncitizens for Health Insurance Premium Subsidies Available to Low to Moderate Income Individuals Enrolled in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/health-care-reform-legislation-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Premeditated Genocide By Lack of Health Care Insurance: Part Two ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6783661</id>
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The Senate bill, S.1679, prohibits preexisting condition exclusions; limits premium variances; provides for guaranteed coverage of every employer and individual and automatic renewal of coverage; limits cost-sharing for preventive care; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcaregenocide.blogspot.com/2009/11/part-two-talking-with-investigative.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clinical Microbiology Issues Update - November 2009 | What&amp;#39;s New</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/8971093</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... health care proposals from the Finance Committee (S. 1796) and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee (S. 1679), and attained a cost estimate of $848 billion over 10 years from the Congressional Budget Office. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asm.org/index.php/what-s-new/clinical-microbiology-issues-update-november-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clinical Microbiology Issues Update - November 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/8139252</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... health care proposals from the Finance Committee (S. 1796) and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee (S. 1679), and attained a cost estimate of $848 billion over 10 years from the Congressional Budget Office. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asm.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=91169&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Clinical Microbiology Issues Update - November 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.asm.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=91169" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/8064775</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... health care proposals from the Finance Committee (S. 1796) and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee (S. 1679), and attained a cost estimate of $848 billion over 10 years from the Congressional Budget Office. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asm.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=91169&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Senate Moves to Proceed to Health Reform &#171; Applied Policy Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/7124832</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Senators Reid (D-NV), Baucus (D-NV), Dodd (D-NV) and Harkin (D-NV) have offered the Senate&amp;#39;s combined version of the Finance and HELP Committee health reform proposals (S. 1796 and S. 1679, respectively) as a substitute amendment to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apdev.appliedpolicy.com/wordpress/?p=7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpEdNews - Article: Part Two: Talking with Investigative ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6831430</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough... </name>
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The Senate bill, S.1679,. prohibits preexisting condition exclusions;; limits premium variances;; provides for guaranteed coverage of every employer and individual and automatic renewal of coverage;; limits cost-sharing for preventive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/articles/Part-Two-Talking-with-Inv-by-Joan-Brunwasser-091123-16.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Things of common wonder: From the Office of Senator Evan Bayh</title>
    <link href="http://edenexit.blogspot.com/2009/11/from-office-of-senator-evan-bayh.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6768093</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HELP passed the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) on July 15, 2009, and Finance passed the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796) on October 13, 2009. The merged Senate proposal was offered on November 18th, 2009, and referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://edenexit.blogspot.com/2009/11/from-office-of-senator-evan-bayh.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bulletin From Planet Dude: Women, Go DIE!</title>
    <link href="http://pumapac.org/2009/11/21/bulletin-from-planet-dude-women-go-die/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/7997520</id>
    <updated>2009-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HELP passed the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) on July 15, 2009, and Finance passed the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796) on October 13, 2009. The merged Senate proposal was offered on November 18th, 2009, and referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pumapac.org/2009/11/21/bulletin-from-planet-dude-women-go-die/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Turkey of a Bill &#171; linda butts</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/7463147</id>
    <updated>2009-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt; Yesterday the Senate began the turkey season with 60 votes for its two thousand seventy four (2074) pages of &amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.1679:&#8221;&amp;gt;S.1697&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. It&amp;#39;s difficult enough to imagine our busy &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lindabutts.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/congressional-turkey-of-a-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CCHR Update on U.S. Health Care Reform Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/11/21/cchr-update-on-u-s-health-care-reform-bi" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/6743602</id>
    <updated>2009-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1679 &#8211; &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&amp;#39;&amp;#39;. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee bill. Mental Health Parity. This bill expands the laws already on the books with regard to insurance coverage for mental disorders, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/11/21/cchr-update-on-u-s-health-care-reform-bi&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Update &#8211; Senate Announces Merged H C Bill | Keep America At Work</title>
    <link href="http://keepamericaatwork.com/?p=5229" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6743603</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As many of us have already heard, the Senate announced late Wednesday evening that they have merged their two Bills S. 1679 and S. 1796 into one bill. It was announced this morning the Senate will begin debating, amending and eventually ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://keepamericaatwork.com/?p=5229&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Future of Aging &#183; Combined Senate Healthcare Bill Includes CLASS Act</title>
    <link href="http://futureofaging.aahsa.org/2009/11/combined-senate-healthcare-bill-includes-class-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/7829692</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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unveiled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, legislation that combines S. 1679, the health bill approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and S. 1796, the Senate Finance Committee bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://futureofaging.aahsa.org/2009/11/combined-senate-healthcare-bill-includes-class-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Some Basic Info on the Status of the Health Care Bill &#171; Grab and Keel</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/6783662</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Grab and Keel </name>
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However, if you go HERE, you will see the currently active list including H.R. 3692, and the attendant Senate bills of: &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221;, S. 1679, from the Health, Education, and Labor Committee, in 283 pages, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roofingbird.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/some-basic-info-on-the-status-of-the-health-care-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Combined Senate Healthcare Bill Includes CLASS Act &#171; The Future of ...</title>
    <link href="http://futureofaging.aahsa.org/2009/11/19/combined-senate-healthcare-bill-includes-class-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/6768091</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Future of Aging Blog </name>
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unveiled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, legislation that combines S. 1679, the health bill approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and S. 1796, the Senate Finance Committee bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://futureofaging.aahsa.org/2009/11/19/combined-senate-healthcare-bill-includes-class-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reid Lugs Out Senate Health Bill - Regulatory,Legislative and Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Reid-Lugs-Out-Senate-Health-Bill.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/7039194</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Like the HELP bill, S. 1679, and H.R. 3962, the PPACA bill would encourage states to offer a public &amp;quot;community health insurance option&amp;quot; through the exchange system (Section 1323). The PPACA bill would permit states to choose to opt out ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Reid-Lugs-Out-Senate-Health-Bill.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bear Market News: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Links</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed their version of health insurance reform, S.1679, called the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act.&#8221; This bill will be combined with the final Finance Committee bill to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bearmarketnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/patient-protection-and-affordable-care.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Current Senate Bills</title>
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Another current Senate bill is S.1679, which is the Affordable Health Choices Act. This health reform bill has various goals, including the assurance of fair insurance coverage, the prohibition of exclusions based on preexisting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/forum/politics/18860-current-senate-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Current Senate Bills</title>
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Another current Senate bill is S.1679, which is the Affordable Health Choices Act. This health reform bill has various goals, including the assurance of fair insurance coverage, the prohibition of exclusions based on preexisting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/forum/154951-post1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>An&#225;lisis de las propuestas de ley de Reforma de la Sanidad de ...</title>
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Propuesta del Comit&#233; HELP del Senado (Kennedy &#8211; Dodd S.1679). La cobertura es por mandato: se obliga a todos los ciudadanos a tener &#8220;cobertura de sanidad cualificada&#8221;. De no tenerla, se aplica una multa anual por persona adulta, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rillotinspanish.com/2009/11/17/anlisis-de-las-propuestas-de-ley-de-reforma-de-la-sanidad-de-estados-unidos-i/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthcare Bill - Loan Modification Forum - LoanSafe.org</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-16:/commentary/6724391</id>
    <updated>2009-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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In the House of Representatives version of the health care bill, S.1679, Affordable Health Choices Act has passed the House. House Speaker Nancy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loansafe.org/forum/politics/18869-healthcare-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/7030001</id>
    <updated>2009-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A similar provision is part of S. 1679, the health bill developed under the aegis of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, as well as H.R. 3962. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/CMS-Actuary-CLASS-Act-Would-Not-Work.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government-run regardless | Lux Libertas - Light and Liberty</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate bills (S. 1796 and S. 1679) would give comparable authority to the secretary of health and human services. In both cases, the requirements could make the package of covered services nearly identical for all plans from all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.luxlibertas.com/government-run-regardless/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Compensation Cafe: Actions Speak Louder Than Words....</title>
    <link href="http://compforce.typepad.com/compensation_cafe/2009/11/on-the-eve-of-saturday-november-9-2009-the-us-house-of-representatives-passed-the-affordable-health-care-for-america-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/6718766</id>
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The Senate is now focused on merging separate health care reform bills passed by the Senate Finance Committee (S. 1796) and the Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee (S.1679). Only one Republican, Representative Joseph ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compforce.typepad.com/compensation_cafe/2009/11/on-the-eve-of-saturday-november-9-2009-the-us-house-of-representatives-passed-the-affordable-health-care-for-america-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR Florida ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/7251144</id>
    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1679 &#8211; &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee bill. Mental Health Parity This bill expands the laws already on the books with regard to insurance coverage for mental disorders, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cchrflorida.org/blog/2009/11/13/action-alert-help-say-no-to-the-psychiatric-content-of-the-health-care-reform-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gohawgs on Health Care | Manly&amp;#39;s Republic</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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On July 15, 2009, the Senate HELP Committee completed work on S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. The second committee of jurisdiction is the Senate Committee on Finance. On October 13, 2009, the Finance Committee completed work ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.manlyrash.com/blog/gohawgs-on-health-care&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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At this juncture, there are three keys bills under consideration: the Senate HELP Committee bill (S. 1796); the Senate Finance Committee bill (S. 1679), and the House consensus bill (H.R. 3962), which was passed by the House on November ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reedsmith.com/whats_new.cfm?cit_id=26394&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Behind the scenes, Democratic leaders are combining the bills passed earlier this year by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee (S. 1679) and the Senate Finance Committee (S. 1796). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.involvementonline.org/?p=1448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CHANGE THAT SHORTCHANGES - Kucinich on war, health</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/11/11/change-that-shortchanges-kucinich-on-war" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6677432</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S.1679 Title: An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce; Sponsor: Senator Harkin, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/11/11/change-that-shortchanges-kucinich-on-war&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Entender el proceso de Reforma de la Sanidad &#171; Sarah Palin en Espa&#241;ol</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6668440</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1679. 17-jun-09. Ex l&#237;deres de la mayor&#237;a senadores Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, y Bob Dole: Cruzando las l&#237;neas &#8211; Trabajando Juntos para la Reforma del Sistema de Salud de EE.UU. Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rillotinspanish.com/2009/11/11/entender-el-proceso-de-reforma-de-la-sanidad/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://irish-american-opinions.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-are-politicians-so-thick-headed.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6668439</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IRISH/American Opinions </name>
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On July 15, 2009, the Senate HELP Committee completed work on S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. The second committee of jurisdiction is the Senate Committee on Finance. On October 13, 2009, the Finance Committee completed work ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irish-american-opinions.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-are-politicians-so-thick-headed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Merged Senate Bill by Monday? - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1350-A-Merged-Senate-Bill-by-Monday-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/10677799</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Donny Shaw</name>
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As it stands, the public has access to the health care bills as passed by the Senate Finance Committee (S. 1796) and the Senate HELP Committee (S. 1679), but not to the merged version that will be brought to the floor for debate and votes. ..... http://www&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1350-A-Merged-Senate-Bill-by-Monday-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Affordable Health Care For America Act | LawMed.com | North ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6718767</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>LawMed.com | North Carolina Nursing Home Blog </name>
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In the coming weeks, the focus of health care reform will be on the Senate, where Senate leaders are trying to meld bills passed by the Finance (S. 1796) and HELP (S. 1679) committees and to find enough votes to pass the resulting bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawmed.com/nursinghome/?p=532&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ASCOGAAA: FW: Legislative Update: House Passes Historic Health ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6651833</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Behind the scenes, Democratic leaders are combining the bills passed earlier this year by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee (S. 1679) and the Senate Finance Committee (S. 1796). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ascogaaa.blogspot.com/2009/11/fw-legislative-update-house-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>November 10, 2009 - Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40889/2009-11-10/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/8712933</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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Under S. 1679, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be required to verify an individual&amp;#39;s eligibility to enroll. In the Senate Committee on Finance legislation (S. 1796), three pieces of personal data would be used to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40889/2009-11-10/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. House of Representatives Passes Health Reform Proposal ...</title>
    <link href="http://apdev.appliedpolicy.com/wordpress/?p=12" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/7217290</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Applied Policy Blog </name>
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The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee&amp;#39;s version of health reform, the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) was introduced on September 17 following its committee&amp;#39;s mark-up. The Senate Democratic Leadership has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apdev.appliedpolicy.com/wordpress/?p=12&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Health Care Reform Bill Passes; Fate of Senate Bill Unclear ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2009/11/house_health_care_reform_bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6743609</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Health Care Lawyer Blog </name>
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... combining two versions of health reform legislation, one passed by the Senate Finance Committee (S. 1796, &#8220;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act&#8221;) and another passed by the Senate Health Committee (S. 1679, &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthcarelawyerblog.com/2009/11/house_health_care_reform_bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Money for Prayer in the Health Care Bill? | Unreasonable Faith</title>
    <link href="http://unreasonablefaith.com/2009/11/09/money-for-prayer-in-the-health-care-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6630464</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unreasonable Faith </name>
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The bill in question is S.1679, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act.&#8221; The provision in question reads as follows: &amp;#39;&amp;#39;The essential benefits provided for in subparagraph (A) shall include a requirement that there be non-discrimination in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unreasonablefaith.com/2009/11/09/money-for-prayer-in-the-health-care-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Producer Groups Seek Attentive Ears In Senate - Regulatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Producer-Groups-Seek-Attentive-Ears-In-Senate.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/7534527</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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The next step for health bill efforts is the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is going over S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act bill, a bill drafted by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Producer-Groups-Seek-Attentive-Ears-In-Senate.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Congress rises to the moment and answers the call ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/11/affordable-health-care-for-america-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6743607</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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President Obama stated that it is now up to the Senate to pick up the baton and pass S.1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. House Republicans were nearly unanimous in opposing the plan that would expand coverage to tens of millions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/11/affordable-health-care-for-america-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US House of Representatives passes universal health &#171; Formae ...</title>
    <link href="http://formaementis.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/us-house-of-representatives-passes-universal-health/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6708216</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Formae Mentis NGO&#8482; </name>
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The US Senate has drafted their own health care bill, S. 1679. It is not yet known when the Senate will vote on their version of the bill, but in the end both versions must be merged into one with both the House and Senate voting again. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://formaementis.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/us-house-of-representatives-passes-universal-health/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>rescuedawn &#187; Healthcare reform Text?</title>
    <link href="http://ysource.net/rescuedawn/2009/11/08/healthcare-reform-text/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6630466</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>rescuedawn </name>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c1 11:S.1679: The two Senate bills are being combined now. The final version, if it passes, will be combined with the House bill that just passed, and this final combined version will be introduced ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ysource.net/rescuedawn/2009/11/08/healthcare-reform-text/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>URGENT: Call Your Rep RIGHT NOW &#171; Feministe in Exile</title>
    <link href="http://feministeminor.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/urgent-call-your-rep-right-now/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/7090386</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Feministe in Exile </name>
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The House passed bill S. 1679 with the Stupak amendment in tact. &#8220;To ensure support, Democratic leaders agreed to a bipartisan amendment, approved 240 to 194, prohibiting a future government-run insurance plan from offering abortion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feministeminor.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/urgent-call-your-rep-right-now/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Battle Of The Giant Health Bills - Regulatory,Legislative and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/House-Passes-HR-3962-Focus-Shifts-To-Senate.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6645408</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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Max Baucus, D-Mont., and the S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act bill, which was developed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with inspiration from the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/House-Passes-HR-3962-Focus-Shifts-To-Senate.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conservative Party (Georgia) | CONGRESS ACTS IN RECKLESS DISREGARD ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.conservativepartyusa.org/conservativepartyga/?p=72" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6605732</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Party (Georgia) </name>
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S. 1679: Affordable Health Choices Act. S. ????: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid&amp;#39;s Bill. With only a few exceptions, these bills include the following provisions: (1) governmental funding of abortion; (2) provisions for assisted ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conservativepartyusa.org/conservativepartyga/?p=72&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DigitalCommons@ILR - Hinda Chaikind: Health Reform and the 111th ...</title>
    <link href="http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/679/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6743611</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DigitalCommons@ILR </name>
    </author>
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On July 15, one of the two committees with principle jurisdiction in the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/679/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>beSpacific: CRS Report: Health Reform and the 111th Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022747.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6630465</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>beSpacific </name>
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On July 15, one of the two committees with principle jurisdiction in the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022747.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: [IWS] CRS: HEALTH REFORM &amp;amp; the ...</title>
    <link href="http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/11/iws-crs-health-reform-111th-congress-14.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6605730</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS </name>
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and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle jurisdiction for health reform is divided among the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/11/iws-crs-health-reform-111th-congress-14.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Single Payer Vote Dropped By Weiner In Health Care Compromise</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/single-payer-vote-dropped_n_348703.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6605729</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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Do you know what&amp;#39;s in the Senate health care bill (S. 1679)? Money for prayer treatment. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-health-religion3-2009nov03,0,2239900.story. You&amp;#39;ll have to cut &amp;amp; paste it, or type &amp;quot;prayer treatment&amp;quot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/single-payer-vote-dropped_n_348703.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Rational Fool: Faithcare Bill?</title>
    <link href="http://therationalfool.blogspot.com/2009/11/faithcare-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6595145</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Rational Fool </name>
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That&amp;#39;s precisely what the Affordable Health Choices Act, S. 1679, Sec. 3103(a)(1)(D) does. To the best of my knowledge, it has not attracted the attention of John Stewart or Glenn Beck. Not as visible as the public option or the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://therationalfool.blogspot.com/2009/11/faithcare-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Final House Health Care Bill Unveiled</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/final-house-health-care-b_n_344596.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6584223</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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Do you know what&amp;#39;s in the Senate health care bill (S. 1679)? Money for prayer treatment. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-health-religion3-2009nov03,0,2239900.story?track=rss. Reproductive care, like abortion, no, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/final-house-health-care-b_n_344596.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Harry Reid: Health Care Bill May Not Be Finished This Year</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/harry-reid-health-care-bi_n_344222.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6573908</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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Do you know what&amp;#39;s in the Senate health care bill (S. 1679)? Money for prayer treatment. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-na-health-religion3-2009nov03,0,2239900.story?track=rss. Reproductive care, like abortion, no, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/harry-reid-health-care-bi_n_344222.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Prayer Treatment Cost Reimbursement Currently Included in Senate ...</title>
    <link href="http://yesbuthowever.com/prayer-treatment-cost-reimbursement-8136209/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6573907</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yes, But, However! </name>
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ME) &#8211; The health care bill currently before the Senate (S.1679) has plenty of pet provisions from narrow constituencies. One of those is likely to raise some eyebrows among many on the left. Senators Orrin Hatch and John Kerry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yesbuthowever.com/prayer-treatment-cost-reimbursement-8136209/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Finance Committee Writes Technical Language for Its ...</title>
    <link href="http://ahier.posterous.com/senate-finance-committee-writes-technical-lan" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6565212</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ahier's posterous </name>
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Reform bills approved by the SFC (America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act, S. 1796) and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (S. 1679) &#8220;are still in the process of being merged. We think that will take at least the remainder ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahier.posterous.com/senate-finance-committee-writes-technical-lan&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40889/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6743604</id>
    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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Under S. 1679, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be required to verify an individual&amp;#39;s eligibility to enroll. In the Senate Committee on Finance legislation (S. 1796), three pieces of personal data would be used to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40889/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40889/2009-11-02/?24150" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6724392</id>
    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under S. 1679, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be required to verify an individual&amp;#39;s eligibility to enroll. In the Senate Committee on Finance legislation (S. 1796), three pieces of personal data would be used to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40889/2009-11-02/?24150&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News &#8226; The George Washington University Medical Center</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Building on the comparative analyses of previous health reform proposals, the analysis of the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) focuses on legal changes to the structure of the individual and group ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&amp;amp;d=9282&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3596: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-30:/commentary/7463148</id>
    <updated>2009-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Health care reform (SEE: Popular Documents category for CBO cost estimates and other health care reform documents), S.1679, S.1796, HR3590, HR3962. Health insurance industry, repeal certain antitrust exemptions, S.1681, HR3596 . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3596/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Update: Which Health Care Bill will we get? Part 4 | Keep America ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate however still have their two bills S. 1679 and S. 1796 to reconcile into one bill and once this is accomplished will debate, amend and vote on that reconciled bill. The House bill is: &#8220;Affordable Health Care for America Act&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://keepamericaatwork.com/?p=4596&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2009 NAR Public Policy Accomplishments</title>
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The bill merges the provisions of the Senate Finance Committee bill, S. 1796, with those of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee bill, S. 1679. Most importantly for the self-employed, including REALTORS&#174;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtoractioncenter.com/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1796: The Baucus Proposal Comes to Life: Ten Key Considerations ...</title>
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[1] S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. [2] H.R. 3200, the America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. [3] H.R. 3200, the America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (text differs from the House Ways and Means version of the bill). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebglaw.com/showclientalert.aspx?Show=12022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1796: The Baucus Proposal Comes to Life: Ten Key Considerations ...</title>
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[1] S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. [2] H.R. 3200, the America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. [3] H.R. 3200, the America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act (text differs from the House Ways and Means version of the bill). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebglaw.com/showClientAlert.aspx?Show=12022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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14/9, La r&#233;publicaine Olympia Snowe a vot&#233; pour avec les s&#233;nateurs d&#233;mocrates. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, S. 1679, 15 juillet, Tom Harkin (D- Iowa), 13/10, Tous les r&#233;publicains ont vot&#233; contre ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amerique.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/health-care-la-reforme-a-franchi-une-etape-importante/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LATEST RESPONSE AND OPINION FROM MARIA CANTWELL ON HEALTH CARE ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6529911</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 15, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved its health reform legislation, titled The Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is currently ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeamericanvet.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/latest-response-and-opinion-from-maria-cantwell-on-health-care-reform-in-her-own-words/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Health Care Bill - H.R.3962: Affordable Health Care for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6540782</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Opposing Bill. H.R.3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable ... [29]; H.R.2454 American Clean Energy... [13]; H.R.3548 Unemployment Compensa... [12]; H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Trans... [10]; S.1679 S.1679 [8] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3962/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Donna&amp;#39;s Letter Re: Health Care Reform Legislation &#171; mscgp</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6520896</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I urge you to vote against S.1679 and any further legislative action which insists upon taking away our choice to decide what is best for us and bankrupting our country. The simple fact is that not everyone needs health care provided ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mscgp.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/donnas-letter-re-health-care-reform-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers: CFI Action Alert: Faith-Based ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6520892</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers </name>
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Currently, language in both S. 1679, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s version of health care reform, and H.R. 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, the primary House bill, mandate that any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unifreethought.com/2009/10/cfi-action-alert-faith-based-health.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The October 2009 Small Business Advocate</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Committees on Ways and Means, Education and. Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget . 7 .31 .09: House committees pass H .R . 3200, as amended, and order bill reported to House floor . S. 1679, Affordable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sba.gov/advo/oct09.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>by: Congress.org/ government-run insurance plan</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6573909</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the bills passed out of committee in the House (H.R. 3200) and by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (S. 1679), the public option is a federally run health insurer, with the rates it would pay doctors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/by-congressorg-government-run-insurance-plan/blog-178879/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6500276</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>mscgp </name>
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I urge you to vote against S.1679 and any further legislative action including similar language upon the following reasons: America cannot afford to insure every citizen. I am certain you are well aware our country is in the midst of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mscgp.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/urgent-health-care-reform-legislation-moving-swiftly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Health Bill for the Record Book! | Fix Health Care Policy</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6500274</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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At a staggering 1502 pages, the Finance Committee bill dwarfs the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s 839 page bill (S.1679), and is nearly one-and-a-half times the size of this season&amp;#39;s closest divisional competitor, the 1018 page House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/research/a-health-bill-for-the-record-book/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6520893</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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At a staggering 1502 pages, the Finance Committee bill dwarfs the Senate HELP Committee&amp;#39;s 839 page bill (S.1679), and is nearly one-and-a-half times the size of this season&amp;#39;s closest divisional competitor, the 1018 page House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/26/a-health-bill-for-the-record-book/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Scientology and HR3200 (Healthcare Bill) - Why We Protest ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6540783</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate bill is S.1679, entitled Affordable Health Choices Act, with relevant subsection 3013, part D. This bill was co-authored by John Kerry and Orrin Hatch. The House bill is HR3200, America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.whyweprotest.net/123-leaks-legal/scientology-hr3200-healthcare-bill-55180/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Prayer is Not Medical Care [UPDATED AGAIN] - Think Atheist</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Think Atheist </name>
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See S.1679, Section 3103(a)(1)(D). The House Energy and Commerce Committee on which Congressman Bruce Braley sits has added a similar measure to the House health care reform bill. See Section 125 of HR3200. If the federal government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/blogs/prayer-is-not-medical-care&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Common Sense Oasis: How to Stop Obamacare - Politics 101</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6491566</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Common Sense Oasis </name>
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HR 3200, the House bill, was placed on the Union Calendar. (Bills placed on the Union Calendar are typically bills that are financial in nature.) S. 1679, the Senate bill, was placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commonsenseoasis.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-stop-obamacare-politics-101.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>European Tribune - Community, Politics &amp;amp; Progress.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6479561</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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NB. neologism --health insurance exchange (H.R. 3200), qualified health benefits exchange (S.1769), &amp;quot;American Health Benefit Gateway&amp;quot; (S. 1679); no &amp;quot;public (insurance) option&amp;quot; in either senate bill; and admission of qualified health ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2009/10/23/103642/95&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Angie the Anti-Theist: Are Christian Scientists either?</title>
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See S.1679, Section 3103(a)(1)(D). The House Energy and Commerce Committee on which Congressman Bruce Braley sits has added a similar measure to the House health care reform bill. See Section 125 of HR3200. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angietheantitheist.blogspot.com/2009/10/are-christian-scientists-either.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... in healthcare reform and whether the current healthcare reform proposals (such as S.1796 submitted by Senate Finance Committee and S.1679 submitted by the Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions) meet those needs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sgia.org/Advocacy_Blog/2009/10/healthcare-reform-and-small-businesses.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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There are two provisions of the current Senate health care bill (S.1679, Affordable Health Choices Act) and one in the House bill (HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009) that promise to increase costs and put patients ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-bernie-sanders/health-care-reform_b_332432.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[4]; S.1679 S.1679 [4]; H.R.104 H.R.104 [3]. H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009 [3]; H.R.1868 Birthright Citizenshi... [3]; H.R.470 Economic Recovery and. ... Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr554/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Towers Perrin Legislative Tracking Chart -- Retirement and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6933301</id>
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Committee (S. 1679). Last year, Congress adopted similar changes with respect to financial institutions that received. TARP assistance, albeit limited to the top 5 executives. Approval of this amendment reflects a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200708/Retirement_Executive_Compensation.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>North Carolina Right to Life: White House, Congressional ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454866</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The two bills that are now to be combined are the &amp;quot;Affordable Health Choices Act&amp;quot; (S. 1679), approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on July 15, and the &amp;quot;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act&amp;quot; (as yet .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://northcarolinarighttolife.blogspot.com/2009/10/white-house-congressional-democratic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Hill &amp;quot;Daily Brief&amp;quot;: CHPP Daily Brief - October 21, 2009</title>
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... Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee version (S. 1679). The actual merger started last week when the Baucus bill was still a &amp;quot;concept.&amp;quot; Combining the bills was a lot easier then, when the language for one plan didn&amp;#39;t exist! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chpponline.blogspot.com/2009/10/chpp-daily-brief-october-21-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Handy Guide to Congress&amp;#39; Health Care Bills - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/10485041</id>
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      <name>Donny Shaw</name>
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S. 1679 &#8212; Affordable Health Choices Act This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s health care bill that was approved by the committee on July 15th. It is sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Kennedy Health ... As Consumers we sh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1307-A-Handy-Guide-to-Congress-Health-Care-Bills&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tuesday Night Open Mic for October 20, 2009 &#171; Stand Up For America</title>
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Sections 125 of H.R. 3200 and 3103(a)(1)(d) of S. 1679 would prohibit payers from denying payment for &#8220;religious or spiritual health care&#8221; for services that the Internal Revenue Service allows as deductible. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://standupforamerica.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/tuesday-night-open-mic-for-october-20-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CALIFORNIA YANKEE: Baucus/Senate Finance Committee&amp;#39;s health care ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6520894</id>
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That bill, known as S. 1679 - the Affordable Health Choices Act, can be accessed in PDF format here. According to David M. Herszenhorn, of the New York Times Prescriptions blog, the Democrats are trying to resolve their differences on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cayankee.blogs.com/cayankee/2009/10/baucussenate-finance-committees-health-care-bill-americas-healthy-future-act-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Science: ScienceBlogs Channel : Medicine &amp;amp; Health</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445182</id>
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Indeed, one of these, S.1679, entitled Affordable Health Choices Act requires the government or private party insurers to pay for faith-based therapies: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogtopscience.blogspot.com/2009/10/scienceblogs-channel-medicine-health_20.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care Reform Update 10.20.09 : Anesthesia Resources</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445181</id>
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      <name>Anesthesia Resources </name>
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S. 1679, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act,&#8221; includes a public plan that is not based on Medicare payment rates. The Merge Once House and Senate leaders finalize their respective health care reform bills, they must be voted on in each ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anesres.com/legislation/health-care-reform-update-10-20-09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This is your government. This is your government on drugs ...</title>
    <link href="http://pnaction.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/this-is-your-government-this-is-your-government-on-drugs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445179</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Prayer, News &amp; Action </name>
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... Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee version (S. 1679). The actual merger started last week when the Baucus bill was still a &amp;quot;concept.&amp;quot; Combining the bills was a lot easier then, when the language for one plan didn&amp;#39;t exist! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pnaction.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/this-is-your-government-this-is-your-government-on-drugs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Young Feminists: Action Alert: Women must have real health ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445174</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Young Feminists </name>
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The Senate leadership is now merging the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) approved by the late Senator Kennedy&amp;#39;s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with the Baucus Bill. Contact your Senator and Senate leadership and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youngfeministtaskforce.blogspot.com/2009/10/action-alert-women-must-have-real.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Update &#187; Blog Archive &#187; House Passes Health Care Reform ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/7039195</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The HELP Committee released language for its draft, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221; (S. 1679) on June 9th, and considered amendments to the bill over the course of 11 days in June. After approving 36 Democratic amendments and 161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/10/current-status-of-health-care-reform-proposals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care Bills Compared &#8211; Comparison Between Senate and House ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6479562</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The committed dubbed their bill S. 1679, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221;. Their bill would prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against pre-existing conditions. Like with the Finance bill, their bill will have plenty of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20090919_compare_health_reform_bills.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>George Bush heading to India</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6472736</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.1679, entitled Affordable Health Choices Act requires insurers to pay for faith-based therapies. jlowder In drought, Easley&amp;#39;s club got water - State - News &amp;amp; Observer; alexhammer Commentary: Dems headed for health crackup ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/george-bush-heading-to-india-199898/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Finance Committee Health Care Bill - S.1796: America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6454864</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Senate Democrat leaders and White House officials are currently in negotiations to reconcile this bill with the version that was approved by the Senate HELP Committee, S. 1679. For a chart detailing the major differences that are being ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1796/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care Bills Compared &#8211; Comparison Between Senate and House ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6445175</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Best Syndication - All News </name>
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The committed dubbed their bill S. 1679, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221;. Their bill would prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against pre-existing conditions. Like with the Finance bill, their bill will have plenty of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bestsyndication.com/?q=20090919_compare_health_reform_bills.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress to go it alone in 2010 Bihar polls: Tytler</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6437191</id>
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S.1679, entitled Affordable Health Choices Act requires insurers to pay for faith-based therapies. jlowder In drought, Easley&amp;#39;s club got water - State - News &amp;amp; Observer; alexhammer Ed Balls rejects &amp;#39;bully&amp;#39; claim; alexhammer Commentary: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-to-go-it-alone-in-2010-bihar-polls-tytler-199897/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Scilons weaseling into US health insurance reform - Why We Protest ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6437189</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Why We Protest | Activism Forum </name>
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S.1679, entitled Affordable Health Choices Act requires the government or private party insurers to pay for faith-based therapies: Quote: SEC. 3103. PROGRAM DESIGN. [...] (D) The essential benefits provided for in subparagraph (A) shall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.whyweprotest.net/123-leaks-legal/scilons-weaseling-into-us-health-insurance-reform-54812/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Are Bill Knutzen and Kathy Kershner ignoring PDC ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/bill-knutzen-and-kathy-kershner-ignore.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6472733</id>
    <updated>2009-10-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latte Republic </name>
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S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act. HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. My Blogs List. Financial Savvy &amp;middot; Fraud Alerts for fraudulent Treasury - repated financial obligations or accounts to attempt purchases or pay debts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/bill-knutzen-and-kathy-kershner-ignore.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roger Hickey: The House Will Make Sure the Senate Includes a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-hickey/the-senate-can-pass-affor_b_325375.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6445177</id>
    <updated>2009-10-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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S.1679, entitled Affordable Health Choices Act requires the government or private party insurers to pay for faith-based therapies: SEC. 3103. PROGRAM DESIGN. [...] (D) The essential benefits provided for in subparagraph (A) shall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-hickey/the-senate-can-pass-affor_b_325375.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Right Runner: Beware Of &amp;quot;Such Sums&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://rightrunner.blogspot.com/2009/10/beware-of-such-sums.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6419587</id>
    <updated>2009-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Right Runner </name>
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Here are some of the items your tax dollars will be spent on if this part of S. 1679 is included in the final bill: *Page 423 has &amp;quot;such sums&amp;quot; to be spent for five years on the new &amp;quot;Office of Women&amp;#39;s Health&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightrunner.blogspot.com/2009/10/beware-of-such-sums.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Financing Center of Excellence | SAMHSA | Behavioral Health Care ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6565211</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financing Center of Excellence | SAMHSA </name>
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This is also true of the minimum qualifying coverage specified in the Senate HELP bill, S. 1679. MHPAEA would also require carve-out programs (which are specialized managed care organizations that administer the behavioral health ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.samhsa.gov/Financing/post/Behavioral-Health-Care-in-HR-3200-and-S-1679.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life, Liberty and the Pursuit...: F.F.F.T. - Short and sour.</title>
    <link href="http://eminpursuit.blogspot.com/2009/10/ffft-short-and-sweet.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6520895</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Life, Liberty and the Pursuit... </name>
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Senate Help Committee: Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679). There&amp;#39;s also S. 1099 and H.R. 2520, H.R. 676, and H.R. 15 to read and ponder&#8230;&#8230; O.K., I&amp;#39;m worn out and it&amp;#39;s time to start the weekend, right? Get those goodies from Costco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eminpursuit.blogspot.com/2009/10/ffft-short-and-sweet.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>California Catholic Daily - White House, Senate Leaders to Craft ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6460622</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>California Catholic Daily </name>
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... &amp;quot;[Mr. Gibbs&amp;#39;] assertions are without foundation in fact, because there is no current federal law that would prevent government funding of abortion under the proposed public plan that would be created by H.R. 3200 or S. 1679.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=0939a6cb-f08b-4ef6-8c81-b56d4c6c92c7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>yunexonline.net &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Science-Based Medicine &#187; Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://yunexonline.net/science-based-medicine-%C2%BB-health-care-bills-more-mischief-in" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6406939</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>yunexonline.net </name>
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Thanks to Linda Rosa for keeping our attention on language in one of the Senate bills: &#8220;S.1679 &#8211; Affordable Health Choices Act &#8230; See the original post: Science-Based Medicine &#187; Health Care Bills: More Mischief in &#8230; Related pages: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yunexonline.net/science-based-medicine-%C2%BB-health-care-bills-more-mischief-in&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Update &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Current Status of Health Care ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6406938</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Capitol Update </name>
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The HELP Committee released language for its draft, the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221; (S. 1679) on June 9th, and considered amendments to the bill over the course of 11 days in June. After approving 36 Democratic amendments and 161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://198.65.146.34/index.php/2009/10/current-status-of-health-care-reform-proposals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Science-Based Medicine &#187; Health Care Bills: More Mischief in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.myhealthandlifestyle.co.cc/health/science-based-medicine-%C2%BB-health-care-bills-more-mischief-in" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6406937</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Health and Lifestyle </name>
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Today I&amp;#39;ll report disturbing content found in health care bills that are competing for passage in Washington. Thanks to Linda Rosa for keeping our attention on language in one of the Senate bills: &#8220;S.1679 &#8211; Affordable Health Choices Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myhealthandlifestyle.co.cc/health/science-based-medicine-%C2%BB-health-care-bills-more-mischief-in&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>That Other Bill - Jamie Dupree on wsbradio.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6406933</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jamie Dupree </name>
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Are there any gems in the final version of S. 1679? Well, I figured I should start with the usual thing that I look for now in these bills. There are 55 instances of where the bill says that &amp;quot;such sums&amp;quot; are authorized to be spent on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wsbradio.com/blogs/jamie_dupree/2009/10/that-other-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government News for Montana</title>
    <link href="http://mt-govinfo.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-reform-bill-round-up.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6391764</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Government News for Montana </name>
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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee: S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act; House bill: H.R. 3200, America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act; H.R. 3200 information from the House Education and Labor Committee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mt-govinfo.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-reform-bill-round-up.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/7867777</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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On July 15, one of the two committees with principle jurisdiction in the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6708215</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 15, one of the two committees with principle jurisdiction in the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/2009-10-14/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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On July 15, one of the two committees with principle jurisdiction in the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/2009-10-14/?24040&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Scott Walker suppporters hang Campaign Banners ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act. HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. My Blogs List. Financial Savvy &amp;middot; Fraud Alerts for fraudulent Treasury - repated financial obligations or accounts to attempt purchases or pay debts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/scott-walker-suppporters-hang-campaign.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6391762</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Iowa Republican </name>
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Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theiowarepublican.com/home/2009/10/13/abortion-still-front-and-center-in-healthcare-debate-despite-obamas-claims/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion08617.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382660</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ChristiansUnite Christian News </name>
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Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion08617.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life Voice Blog &#187; White House Continues to Perpetuate the &#8220;Hyde ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6427831</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life Voice Blog - Wisconsin Right to Life </name>
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His assertions are without foundation in fact, because there is not current federal law that would prevent government funding of abortion under the proposed public plan that would be created by H.R. 3200 or S. 1679.&#8221; Sue Armacost ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/12/white-house-continues-to-perpetuate-the-hyde-amendment-myth/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pro-Life Group's Video Shows Hyde Amdt Doesn't Stop Abortion in Health Care</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifenews.com/nat5556.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6372486</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Lifenews.com</name>
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...the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both H.R. 3200 and the two senate bills (S.1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Baucus) would use federal funds to pay part of the cost of premiu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifenews.com/nat5556.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (HR 3200): a Boon ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6372485</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MHLRT Blogs </name>
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The similar Senate Bill, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679 (seen here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S1679:) now contains a variety of amendments that have been survived the committee hearing. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mhlrt.com/blog/2009/10/americas-affordable-health-choices-act-of-2009-hr-3200-a-boon-for-virginia-consumers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Rural Voice: Health Reform Update</title>
    <link href="http://coruralhealth.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-reform-update.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/9484693</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Rural Voice </name>
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Senate HELP Committee Bill (S.1679 &#8211; The Affordable Health Choices Act) &amp;middot; You may also click here to read the House&amp;#39;s proposal (H.R. 3200: America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009) &amp;middot; Newer Post Older Post Home ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coruralhealth.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-reform-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Worst News Of The Day &#171; Jane Q. Republican</title>
    <link href="http://janeqrepublican.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/the-worst-news-of-the-day/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6391763</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jane Q. Republican </name>
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I thought I was mistaken earlier because when I went to the H.E.L.P. Committee website and looked for the &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act&#8221;, it directed me to S.1679, which I now learn is a Potemkin bill which is not under consideration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://janeqrepublican.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/the-worst-news-of-the-day/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6344468</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Ulm Diocese Council of Catholic Women </name>
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In the Senate, two committees have marked up different bills: the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has voted out the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679); the Finance Committee has completed markup of its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nudccw.org/blog/2009/10/09/usccb-on-healthcare/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NRLC: Gibbs&amp;#39; remarks show White House still trying to smuggle ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prolifeblogs.com/articles/archives/2009/10/nrlc_gibbs_rema.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6344465</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prolifeblogs.com/articles/archives/2009/10/nrlc_gibbs_rema.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>White House Engaged in &amp;#39;Smuggling Operation&amp;#39; on Abortion in Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://christiannewswire.com/news/9499911794.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/9458389</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Christian Newswire: Pro-Family News </name>
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    <content type="html">
Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://christiannewswire.com/news/9499911794.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; White House Press Secretary&amp;#39;s Remarks Show White House Still ...</title>
    <link href="http://stoptheabortionagenda.com/http:/www.stoptheabortionagenda.com/white-house-press-secretarys-remarks-show-white-house-still-engaged-in-smuggling-operation-for-government-funding-of-abortion" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6824871</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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    <content type="html">
Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stoptheabortionagenda.com/http:/www.stoptheabortionagenda.com/white-house-press-secretarys-remarks-show-white-house-still-engaged-in-smuggling-operation-for-government-funding-of-abortion&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>White House Engaged in &amp;#39;Smuggling Operation&amp;#39; on Abortion in Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9499911794.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6419586</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Christian Newswire: Pro-Family News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9499911794.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The October 2009 Small Business Advocate</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Committees on Ways and Means, Education and. Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Budget . 7 .31 .09: House committees pass H .R . 3200, as amended, and order bill reported to House floor . S. 1679, Affordable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/oct09.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bob McCarty Writes </name>
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Aside from the public plan, under which the government would directly fund elective abortion, both the House bill (H.R. 3200) and the two Senate bills (S. 1679 and the Senate Finance Committee bill crafted by Senator Max Baucus) would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bobmccarty.com/2009/10/08/white-house-involved-in-smuggling-operation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Other Road: Plain Language (Part 1)</title>
    <link href="http://other-road.blogspot.com/2009/10/plain-language-part-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6427829</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Other Road </name>
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The extract from Senate bill S. 1679 is shown in legalese, followed by a one paragraph summary from the conceptual language document. Sections 152 and 161 below, describe the proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code to add ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://other-road.blogspot.com/2009/10/plain-language-part-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: The Campaign Disinformation Handbook</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/disinformation-playbook.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6363985</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act. HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. My Blogs List. Financial Savvy &amp;middot; Fraud Alerts for fraudulent Treasury - repated financial obligations or accounts to attempt purchases or pay debts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/disinformation-playbook.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Concord Coalition Warns That New Entitlement Is Not a Valid Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/20091007100542/Legislative-News/concord-coalition-warns-that-new-entitlement-is-not-a-valid-health-care-reform-offset.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6334647</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legislative News </name>
    </author>
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The Senate version, included in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s bill (Section 191 of S. 1679) requires a minimum average daily benefit of $50. It would guarantee coverage without exclusion for pre-existing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/20091007100542/Legislative-News/concord-coalition-warns-that-new-entitlement-is-not-a-valid-health-care-reform-offset.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: More Misinformation and Fear Mongering</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-misinformation-and-fear-mongering.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6356930</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act. HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. My Blogs List. Financial Savvy &amp;middot; Fraud Alerts for fraudulent Treasury - repated financial obligations or accounts to attempt purchases or pay debts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-misinformation-and-fear-mongering.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Concord Coalition Warns That New Entitlement Is Not a Valid Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cancer-health.info/?p=19393" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-03:/commentary/6445180</id>
    <updated>2009-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cancer Health </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate version, included in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s bill (Section 191 of S. 1679) requires a minimum average daily benefit of $50. It would guarantee coverage without exclusion for pre-existing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cancer-health.info/?p=19393&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Building Industry Association of Washington Issues ...</title>
    <link href="http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/building-industry-association-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-03:/commentary/6344467</id>
    <updated>2009-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latte Republic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act. HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. My Blogs List. Financial Savvy &amp;middot; Fraud Alerts for fraudulent Treasury - repated financial obligations or accounts to attempt purchases or pay debts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/building-industry-association-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Scarlet Stethoscope: Bend over, America. This WILL hurt.</title>
    <link href="http://rnadvocate.blogspot.com/2009/10/bend-over-america-this-will-hurt.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-03:/commentary/6298249</id>
    <updated>2009-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A Scarlet Stethoscope </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate HELP Committee Bill, S. 1679: http://help.senate.gov/BAI09I50_xml.pdf. Summary of Senate HELP Committee Bill, S. 1679: http://help.senate.gov/DetailedSummary.pdf. Links with information regarding mark-ups of S. 1679: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rnadvocate.blogspot.com/2009/10/bend-over-america-this-will-hurt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Below The Beltway &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Garrison Keillor: Kill All ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6344466</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Below The Beltway </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I thought I heard Fox say the Senate had already passed this thing, but they just interviewed a senator and he said not yet. The senate bill may be S.1679. He did say what they were working on would increase taxes around 400 billion, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/10/02/garrison-keillor-kill-all-republicans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mass. Citizens for Life: MCFL Health Care Radio Ads</title>
    <link href="http://blog.masscitizensforlife.org/2009/10/mcfl-health-care-radio-ads.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6933300</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mass. Citizens for Life </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved a different health care bill (S. 1679), which also contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government subsidies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.masscitizensforlife.org/2009/10/mcfl-health-care-radio-ads.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nevada LIFE Says Abortion Coverage in Health Bill | Nevada News ...</title>
    <link href="http://nevadanewsandviews.com/?p=379" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6689571</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nevada News and Views </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
These actions, along with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s approval of a different health care bill (S. 1679) that contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nevadanewsandviews.com/?p=379&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S.1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833698&amp;amp;grpId=3659174697254730&amp;amp;nav=Groupspace" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6500275</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>! Don&amp;#39;T Worry, Be Happy ! </name>
    </author>
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S.1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833698&amp;amp;grpId=3659174697254730&amp;amp;nav=Groupspace&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>freedom&amp;#39;s right: NRLC: Democrat leaders keep abortion in health care</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6427833</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved a different health care bill (S. 1679), which also contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government subsidies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freedomsright.blogspot.com/2009/10/nrlc-democrat-leaders-keep-abortion-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Pro-Abortion Health Care Agenda :: Abortion :: ProLifeBlogs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6306343</id>
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On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved a different health care bill (S. 1679), which also contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government subsidies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prolifeblogs.com/articles/archives/2009/10/a_pro-abortion.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Harrolds.blogspot.com: Events in Congress further uncover pro ...</title>
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On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved a different health care bill (S. 1679), which also contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government subsidies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2009/10/events-in-congress-further-uncover-pro.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NH INSIDER- Your Source for NH Politics - Press Releases - NRLC ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved a different health care bill (S. 1679), which also contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government subsidies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2009/10/1/nrlc-democrat-leaders-keep-abortion-in-health-care.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latte Republic: Check out Sunlight Foundation&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Read the Bill ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6406936</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act. HR 3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act. My Blogs List. Financial Savvy &amp;middot; Fraud Alerts for fraudulent Treasury - repated financial obligations or accounts to attempt purchases or pay debts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/2009/09/read-bill-petition.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Health Care Bills Promote Faith Healing &#194;&#171; A Few Random ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6255918</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Affordable Health Choices Act, S. 1679, Sec. 3103(a)(1)(D), September 17, 2009 (The Health, Education committee bill). &#226;&#8364;&#339;The essential benefits provided for in subparagraph (A) shall include a requirement that there be non-discrimination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pwsoderman.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/213/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tuesday - Congress Matters ::</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/10154000</id>
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16th, 2009, and the OpenCongress full feature version will have active links, similar to HELP bill S.1679 thomas.gov style. WARNING: The push for the public option, those amendments listed below, starts today. Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/9/28/1654/-Senate-Finance-Committee-Markup:-Day-Five-9-28&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal News for AHIP&amp;#39;s Individual Members &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 09/28/09</title>
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At the next stage of the legislative process, Senate leaders will work to merge the provisions of the Senate Finance Committee bill with the Senate HELP Committee bill (S. 1679). Senate floor action on the merged bill is anticipated in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.passionforsubro.com/health-care-legislation/federal-news-for-ahips-individual-members-%E2%80%93-092809/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Which Health Care Bill will we get? | Justanothercoverup.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6236833</id>
    <updated>2009-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate has at the moment three major pieces of legislation; one which came out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679.&#226;&#8364;* The second is &#226;&#8364;&#339;America&amp;#39;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;Health&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=680&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care Bills under Consideration by the House and Senate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/8028673</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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But in summary, at this time, the leading legislation in the House is &#8220;H.R. 3200&#8221; and in the Senate &#8220;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Futures Act of 2009&#8221; and &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679.&#8221; To better understand the legislative processes of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://keepamericaatwork.com/?p=3759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Baucus Bill: More of the Same - Connelly</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6382662</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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From the HELP committee, S.1679 is already available online. 3) The Senate takes up H.R.1586, the bonus tax measure that the house passed earlier this year. 4) Reid? Harkin? Baucus? Pick one, proposes an amendment in the form of a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michaelconnelly.viviti.com/entries/general/the-baucus-bill-more-of-the-same&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The great health care reform debate of 2009. Published in the 9/25 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6290683</id>
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Senator Tom Harkin&amp;#39;s bill, S. 1679, entitled &#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act,&#8221; was approved in July by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Senator Max Baucus&amp;#39;s bill, &#8220;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act,&#8221; just introduced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=10874&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Health Care Bill - H.R.3200: America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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R. 3200&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#179; and in the Senate &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Futures Act of 2009&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#179; and &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679.&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; To better understand the legislative. Source: Justanothercoverup.com. Did you f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Londa Picard Ministry</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6202957</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Londa Picard Ministry </name>
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The latest version of the bill, the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679), can be found at: http://www.congress.gov/. This proposed bill restricts the health benefits Americans currently have and denies access to doctors and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://londarpicardministry.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-24-2009-ms.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OT: Health Care Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6382661</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Computer Numeric Control </name>
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Here is S.1679 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S1679: As they stand today .... both are works in progress. -- Cliff. Posted by Cliff on October 2, 2009, 6:16 am. Please log in for more thread options ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rittercnc.com/cnc/OT-Health-Care-Bill-44758-.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care Reform: The Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6148213</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... version which was Reported by the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP on July 15, 2009 and introduced yesterday as the Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679 by the Senate HELP Committee Chairman,Tom Harkin. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/2009/09/health_care_reform_the_senate_1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=d76LT7LfBcOO2wX91-2vBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGpthBDc30gETvLNmeFtFmzSNBypw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14493865</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=d76LT7LfBcOO2wX91-2vBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGpthBDc30gETvLNmeFtFmzSNBypw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14472364</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=PRKLT_e_Gqnq2AXal5W_CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMDMyWM8f-o3hHGQRMXgzmF-4dag&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K2yKT8SNHqmC2AWMwYyyAw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF11TG3ITcIwdNsh0BtYxyaxu0ZrA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14455870</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=K2yKT8SNHqmC2AWMwYyyAw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF11TG3ITcIwdNsh0BtYxyaxu0ZrA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14434314</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=RcOJT5-3L4e_2QXu1-29CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH60L8zY1_uBQooEqGt0Jrgldfbig&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14417642</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7RuJT9WOKerU2AWM4q3PCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEvX9AcIhv1t4i8v7AelQcINQtkUw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14412460</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T01:00:00Z</updated>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zHKIT63oPITg2QXLsri5CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF0y6jREaYvwAzDz3WC8iLCintnBA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/14404581</id>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=0MOHT7mbNoX50gHY2PjUCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFqL3oqK-jW9Sl4TX31_dNyVbtMGA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress</title>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SCFoT6zUDoiwsALu892gCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGSF7TeBUU0c6MLrj5wg72ugq_fyw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UXZnT7WlAbDKsQK5qZy3Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHVCk0mD11F2F40RDYXZHKqon0Edw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yMxmT9SyBfGDsgLF_qS3Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJQJfkE_4eMPykCqA7Ni4sFKNTMA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CyVmT7foBMSpsQKN6PW2Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGrs1kFRjqH5DJT_9qMVBboUIaELg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CX1lT4noOMTNsgL95tG2Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE2JJDzfOWA9hnwjsDpmLk7aUrGzw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=syRPT56xOuqJsgL-wJypDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCkQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNET-QndGlkNkbHoukmnU38b3X_-RA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OHdOT7ftDeaAsgLku5ke&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEWQ99wCfFayfVYGcPVvTswIATsWg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=FM5NT822BOmIsgKukMEc&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG_6XWqdy8YqIJLyL-3D3hBbknAqg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TSZNT5PDO4KtsAKfxOEK&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHpXb1j23nSAqpFmtJawzlNkaKv0Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=731MT7z4IIHnsQKjkIwa&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGlOFM6jz6Jv_DCfRpDJWyFTNAAPg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=VtVLT7nzG-_jsQKO04XrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGGbQl_bLyG3l4HQlhqn2h6w9B4uQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=YBE4T-v7MbTDsQLt2JHtAQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFcNfetPIhjHO7O3NJD7yf43LhFDQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XMYyT-ytJPSgsQKw65z1Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHvAjwlRZBN6qnCGg_i0CcBvSXuFA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=KiEyT8j8Aq-GsgLkgpDzBg&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGxG4HiGAtNsRAIq6sizXAhnvmWTg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1HkxT5CHK_Cu2AX8wsDeBw&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGRG7bQEvmNyn8NFY7-TeW6PZHIPg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ziYwT5XFNoLosQLnoM37DQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFV4Ji8Qm4sp1WeK8hhbOrM0YLMcA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=En4vT5GEHq6HsALZmMD8DQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFfsMdGf2gntGFwA9j_821IwiQIaA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s (HELP) health care bill, approved by the committee on July 15, 2009. It seeks to ensure that all Americans have health insurance through a combination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=sy0uT7C9I6LpsQKnzMD_DQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB4QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHcnieCRe335Xaa6xSrqWtAmVTUwA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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