s 116 6 59925 1253160000 1253160000 1679 5159 This is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee'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 of consumer protections, market reforms and mandates. Like the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/show">House bill</a>, this bill would put in place a public option to compete with private insurers, require most employers to provide insurance or pay a penalty and require individuals who don't get insurance though their job to purchase their own (with new government subsidies, if eligible). Insurance companies would no longer be able to deny coverage for an individual based on existing conditions. A complete outline can be read in this <a href="http://help.senate.gov/Maj_press/2009_07_15_b.pdf">pdf</a> from the committee.<br><br> Once the Senate Finance Committee has completed the mark-up of <a href="<a href="http://www.opencongress.org/baucus_bill_health_care.html">their health care bill</a>, the two Senate bills will be reconciled and brought the the floor for consideration. 111 300051

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