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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1796/atom_news" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/60458</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Research and Markets: The U.S. Healthcare Reform: Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry</title>
    <link href="http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/ushcb_research-and-markets-the-u-s-healthcare-reform-impact-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry-1033839.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8692607</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Trading Markets</name>
    </author>
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...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 Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009; H.R.3590, Patient Protec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/ushcb_research-and-markets-the-u-s-healthcare-reform-impact-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry-1033839.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Research and Markets: The U.S. Healthcare Reform: Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry</title>
    <link href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100712005758/en" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8692606</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Wire</name>
    </author>
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...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 Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009; H.R.3590, Patient Protec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100712005758/en&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No free lunch</title>
    <link href="http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/01/13/r_n6wr35xqt3ytloiz7zaoba/index.xml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7285482</id>
    <updated>2010-01-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Northwest Herald</name>
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 It&amp;#39;s health care reform bills HR3200 and S.1796 HR 3200 became grist for late-night comics mocking who had read or not read it. Some legislators even seemed ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/01/13/r_n6wr35xqt3ytloiz7zaoba/index.xml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What the Healthcare Reform Effort Needs is Better Business Intelligence</title>
    <link href="http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/12371" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7215890</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>B-EYE-Network</name>
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 The Senate spared us somewhat, but still gave us 1504 pages in its bill, S.1796 &#8211; America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009. Why do I insist that these are ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/12371&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reid healthcare backroom bill Is Unconstitutional</title>
    <link href="http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=314940&amp;amp;t=01009917921919779399" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/7119221</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Motley Fool (blog)</name>
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 A second bill, S. 1796, the America&amp;#39;s Health Future Act of 2009, was reported in the Senate from the Senate Finance Committee on October 19, 2009. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/ViewPost.aspx?bpid=314940&amp;amp;t=01009917921919779399&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WILL CONGRESS GIVE AMERICA &#8220;OBAMA-CARE&#8221; FOR CHRISTMAS?</title>
    <link href="http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news177.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/6978214</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsWithViews.com</name>
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 which he formally introduced Oct. 9 as S. 1796, America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act. This seemed to be the bill of choice until Reid, just before Thanksgiving, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news177.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6852154/White-House-confident-of-health-care-victory-after-deals.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/7000698</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsWithViews.com</name>
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 which he formally introduced Oct. 9 as S. 1796, America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act. This seemed to be the bill of choice until Reid, just before Thanksgiving, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6852154/White-House-confident-of-health-care-victory-after-deals.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6811475/Barack-Obama-gives-himself-a-B-plus-for-his-first-year.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6986109</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsWithViews.com</name>
    </author>
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 which he formally introduced Oct. 9 as S. 1796, America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act. This seemed to be the bill of choice until Reid, just before Thanksgiving, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6811475/Barack-Obama-gives-himself-a-B-plus-for-his-first-year.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Impermissible Ratemaking in Health-Insurance Reform: Why the Reid Bill is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pointoflaw.com/columns/archives/2009/12/impermissible-ratemaking-in-he.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978215</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Point of Law</name>
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 A second bill, S. 1796, the America&amp;#39;s Health Future Act of 2009, was reported in the Senate from the Senate Finance Committee on October 19, 2009. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pointoflaw.com/columns/archives/2009/12/impermissible-ratemaking-in-he.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Cannibalizing America</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/cannibalizing_america.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/6903984</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Thinker</name>
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 [i] S. 1796, &amp;quot;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act,&amp;quot; Section 3403, Introduced in the Senate 19 Oct. 2009, Library of Congress THOMAS. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/cannibalizing_america.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Insurance firms spread lies</title>
    <link href="http://www.trib.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_1b4b14cb-87ff-5e9b-b338-bd3e5c92a66a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-28:/commentary/6903986</id>
    <updated>2009-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Casper Star-Tribune Online</name>
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 The House bill is HR 3200 and the Senate bill is S. 1796. These bills can be read online at http://thomas.loc.gov. The need for health care reform is ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trib.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_1b4b14cb-87ff-5e9b-b338-bd3e5c92a66a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US needs health care reform that covers all</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenriverstar.com/articles/2009/11/25/opinion/letters/doc4b0d93f334a44490951256.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6789997</id>
    <updated>2009-11-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green River Star</name>
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 The House bill is HR 3200 and the Senate bill is S.1796. These bills can be read online at http://thomas.loc.gov. The need for health care reform is obvious ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenriverstar.com/articles/2009/11/25/opinion/letters/doc4b0d93f334a44490951256.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Student health insurance now protected by Senate health-care bill</title>
    <link href="http://dailyuw.com/2009/11/23/student-health-insurance-now-protected-senate-heal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6740622</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily of the University of Washington</name>
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 A draft of the US Senate health-care reform bill, also known as S. 1796, was missing a provision up until last week that addressed ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyuw.com/2009/11/23/student-health-insurance-now-protected-senate-heal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lawmakers challenge KHPA report</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/2009/23nov/lawmakers-have-different-interpetation-of-health-care-proposals-than-khpa/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6740624</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas Liberty</name>
    </author>
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 ... the KHPA examine how Pelosi&amp;#39;s bill, HR 3962, would affect Kansans, though the report focuses on both the House bill and a Senate plan, S. 1796. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/2009/23nov/lawmakers-have-different-interpetation-of-health-care-proposals-than-khpa/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Citizen Sovereign: The People and Their State</title>
    <link href="http://dillard.blogtownhall.com/2009/11/19/the_people_and_their_state.thtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6737595</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
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...costs and increased quality of care, could be seen to reform our current healthcare system. The following is an excerpt from S.1796, a bill sponsored by Senator Max Baucus (MT): It is the sense of the Senate that&#8211; (1) health care reform presents an op&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dillard.blogtownhall.com/2009/11/19/the_people_and_their_state.thtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Finance Committee Report Adds Habilitative Services to Health Care ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.healthyhearing.com/releases/43350-senate-finance-committee-report" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/6740625</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Healthy Hearing</name>
    </author>
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 ... America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796), defining habilitative and hearing services, equipment and supplies for children under the age of 21 as ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthyhearing.com/releases/43350-senate-finance-committee-report&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Towers Perrin&amp;#39;s 2010 Retiree Health Care Cost Survey Shows Continuing ...</title>
    <link href="http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&amp;amp;neID=Qq_YwtLzPQS4Xi50S2G4SXviPGi_BBB93zSlRapR7_1vibWsAfUUZqTKb6yMNet7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6851680</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance News Net (press release)</name>
    </author>
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 ... a temporary reinsurance program is included in both the House bill and the Senate Finance Committee&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1796), under which the government would ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&amp;amp;neID=Qq_YwtLzPQS4Xi50S2G4SXviPGi_BBB93zSlRapR7_1vibWsAfUUZqTKb6yMNet7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Reid Lugs Out Senate Health Bill</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/6851678</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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 Like the Senate Finance Committee bill, S. 1796, and unlike the HELP bill or the main House health bill, HR 3962, the PPACA bill would encourage the ... &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>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111902237.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6782704</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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 Like the Senate Finance Committee bill, S. 1796, and unlike the HELP bill or the main House health bill, HR 3962, the PPACA bill would encourage the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111902237.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6927634.ece" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6766974</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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 Like the Senate Finance Committee bill, S. 1796, and unlike the HELP bill or the main House health bill, HR 3962, the PPACA bill would encourage the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6927634.ece&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/22/healthcare-obama-administration" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6756523</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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 Like the Senate Finance Committee bill, S. 1796, and unlike the HELP bill or the main House health bill, HR 3962, the PPACA bill would encourage the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/22/healthcare-obama-administration&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Towers Perrin&amp;#39;s 2010 Retiree Health Care Cost Survey Shows Continuing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/towers-perrinrsquos-2010-retiree-health,1051883.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6740627</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes (press release)</name>
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 ... a temporary reinsurance program is included in both the House bill and the Senate Finance Committee&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1796), under which the government would ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/towers-perrinrsquos-2010-retiree-health,1051883.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/historic-us-health-care-bill-set-for-senate-debate/article1372985/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6740623</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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 Like the Senate Finance Committee bill, S. 1796, and unlike the HELP bill or the main House health bill, HR 3962, the PPACA bill would encourage the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/historic-us-health-care-bill-set-for-senate-debate/article1372985/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health Reform Update: Focus on Prescription Drug Price Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=89440" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-16:/commentary/6719687</id>
    <updated>2009-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mondaq News Alerts (registration)</name>
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 The Senate HELP bill (S. 1796) would increase the minimum rebate for single source and innovator multiple source drugs to 23.1 percent of the AMP, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=89440&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CMS Actuary: CLASS Act Would Not Work</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/CMS-Actuary-CLASS-Act-Would-Not-Work.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-16:/commentary/6719686</id>
    <updated>2009-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is melding S. 1679 with S. 1796, a health bill developed by the Senate Finance Committee that does not include ... &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></title>
    <link href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/16/government-run-regardless/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-14:/commentary/6707348</id>
    <updated>2009-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Times</name>
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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 ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/16/government-run-regardless/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/16/government-run-regardless/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6688592</id>
    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Times</name>
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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 ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/16/government-run-regardless/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Coalition of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Health Plans Lobbies for an ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd111309.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6670140</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Atlantic Information Services, Inc.</name>
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 At MAN press time, competing reform bills approved by the Senate Finance Committee (America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act, S. 1796) and the Senate Health, Education, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd111309.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Surety Insurers Oppose HR 3962</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Surety-Insurers-Oppose-HR-3962.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6670139</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
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 S. 1796, the bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee in October, would create a tiered pricing structure for the bonds, with the price based on a ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Surety-Insurers-Oppose-HR-3962.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/bill-clinton-urges-senate-democrats-to-move-quickly/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6650602</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
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 Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and S. 1796, the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act bill, which was developed by the Senate Finance Committee under the guidance of Sen. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/bill-clinton-urges-senate-democrats-to-move-quickly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Government-Run Health Care Even Without the Public Option</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2686.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6644409</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
 [2]America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act, S. 1796, Section 1504, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., pp. 256-57; Section 1201, pp. 124-127. [3]The Affordable Health Care for ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2686.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=9021443" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6632257</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
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 Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and S. 1796, the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act bill, which was developed by the Senate Finance Committee under the guidance of Sen. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=9021443&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/07/AR2009110701893.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6632200</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
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    <content type="html">
 Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and S. 1796, the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act bill, which was developed by the Senate Finance Committee under the guidance of Sen. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/07/AR2009110701893.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8349623.stm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6632139</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 [2]America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act, S. 1796, Section 1504, 111th Cong., 1st Sess., pp. 256-57; Section 1201, pp. 124-127. [3]The Affordable Health Care for ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8349623.stm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Producer Groups Seek Attentive Ears In Senate</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,2009-11-08:/commentary/6632138</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and S. 1796, the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act bill, which was developed by the Senate Finance Committee under the guidance of Sen. ... &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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  <entry>
    <title>AmericaYouChoose Aims to Convince Congress to Post Bills, Pro and Con Arguments, to Gauge Public Opinion Prior to Voting</title>
    <link href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3165684.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604760</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Emediawire.com</name>
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...-- I took matters into my own hands and launched AmericaYouChoose.&#8217; Recently on AmericaYouChoose, visitors were asked to vote on S.1796 , &#8216;America's Healthy Future Act of 2009&#8217;. The weighted vote (what the vote would be if the percentages of democ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3165684.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>americayouchoose Aims to Convince Congress to Post Bills, Pro and Con ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/americayouchoose-aims-to-convince,1033509.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604757</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Recently on americayouchoose, visitors were asked to vote on S.1796 , &amp;#39;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009&amp;#39;. The weighted vote (what the vote would be if ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/americayouchoose-aims-to-convince,1033509.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sheils: Bills Could Cut Group Health Rolls</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Sheils-Bills-Could-Cut-Group-Health-Rolls.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6604750</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
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 Lewin believes S. 1796, the Senate Finance Committee health bill, would cause employers not offering health coverage to provide health benefits for 11.8 ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2009/11/Pages/Sheils-Bills-Could-Cut-Group-Health-Rolls.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Buying Votes</title>
    <link href="http://www.mainstreetmonroe.com/voice/topic.asp?topic_id=16932" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6740628</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MainStreetMonroe.com</name>
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 Shadegg pointed to page 140 of HR 3962 and page 56 of S. 1796, which include language providing immunity for insurance companies, even if the actions they ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mainstreetmonroe.com/voice/topic.asp?topic_id=16932&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Physicians Face 21.2 Percent Cut</title>
    <link href="http://homecaremag.com/news/physician-fee-cut-20091105/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6604753</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HomeCare (subscription)</name>
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 The Senate Finance Committee health reform bill (S. 1796) would raise doctor&amp;#39;s payments by 0.5 percent in 2010. Michael Reinemer, vice president of ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://homecaremag.com/news/physician-fee-cut-20091105/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>We&amp;#39;re cattle, not cowboys</title>
    <link href="http://www.themacweekly.com/home/news/2009/11/06/Opinion/Were-Cattle.Not.Cowboys-3823391.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6604752</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Macalester College The Mac Weekly</name>
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 On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Senate Finance Committee passed S. 1796, or &amp;quot;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009,&amp;quot; by a vote of 14 to 9. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themacweekly.com/home/news/2009/11/06/Opinion/Were-Cattle.Not.Cowboys-3823391.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AmericaYouChoose Aims to Convince Congress to Post Bills, Pro and Con ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/10582-1257360206-americayouchoose-aims-to-convince-congress-to-post-bills-pro-and-con-arguments-to-gauge-public-opinion-prior-to-voting.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6613732</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Online PR News (press release)</name>
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 Recently on AmericaYouChoose, visitors were asked to vote on S.1796 , &amp;#39;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009&amp;#39;. The weighted vote (what the vote would be if ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/10582-1257360206-americayouchoose-aims-to-convince-congress-to-post-bills-pro-and-con-arguments-to-gauge-public-opinion-prior-to-voting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/04/baucus-bill-does-not-bend-the-cost-curve/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6604758</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org</name>
    </author>
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 Here are some of the other key findings from the Lewin study on the America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act of 2009 (S.1796): Adds to the Deficit. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/04/baucus-bill-does-not-bend-the-cost-curve/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Independent Analysis of Health Care Reform Legislation Identifies Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS175354+02-Nov-2009+PRN20091102" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6806752</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 ... America&amp;#39;s Health Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796), Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) and Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962). ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS175354+02-Nov-2009+PRN20091102&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/10/2009103164332709367.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6604754</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 ... America&amp;#39;s Health Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796), Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) and Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962). ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/10/2009103164332709367.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Finance Committee Writes Technical Language for Its Proposal to Use ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd110309.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564366</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Atlantic Information Services, Inc.</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 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 ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd110309.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/changing-numbers-make-meaning-even-more-elusive/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564365</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 ... America&amp;#39;s Health Future Act of 2009 (S. 1796), Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) and Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962). ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/changing-numbers-make-meaning-even-more-elusive/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Delusional On Obamacare&#8212;Whistling Past Halloween Graveyard On Amnesty</title>
    <link href="http://vdare.com/guzzardi/091030_democrats.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6564371</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>VDARE.com</name>
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 (Read S. 1796 here) Over in the House, one of Pelosi&amp;#39;s laughable solutions is to change the phrase &amp;quot;public option&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;competitive option&amp;quot;&#8212;as if that would ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vdare.com/guzzardi/091030_democrats.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CAGW Releases October WasteWatcher</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212392+29-Oct-2009+BW20091029" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6564367</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
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 Congress Plans to Tap Medicare to Pay for Healthcare Reform By John Hoff, Guest Columnist The Senate Finance Committee has reported out S. 1796, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212392+29-Oct-2009+BW20091029&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tax Flip-Flop</title>
    <link href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/28/other-comments-steve-forbes-opinions.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6564368</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Forbes</name>
    </author>
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 A word search of the 1502-page Senate health care bill (S. 1796) reveals that the term &amp;quot;tax&amp;quot; is used 124 times, &amp;quot;taxable&amp;quot; is used 158 times and &amp;quot;excise tax&amp;quot; ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/28/other-comments-steve-forbes-opinions.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Just Thinking About&#8230;The &amp;#39;Public Option&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://blog.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2009/10/26/just-thinking-about-the-public-option/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6495721</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kaiser Health News</name>
    </author>
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Indeed, the big news is that S. 1796 has dethroned the previous all-time champion in the League&amp;#39;s Health Division &#8212; the 1993 Clinton &#8220;Health Security Act&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2009/10/26/just-thinking-about-the-public-option/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/26/a-health-bill-for-the-record-book/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6495720</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org</name>
    </author>
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On Monday the Senate Finance Committee unveiled the legislative text of S. 1796 &#8212; dubbed &#8220;America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act&#8221; &#8212; revealing to fans of legislative ...&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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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/10/dakota-voice-week-in-review-ending-oct-24-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6483800</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dakota Voice</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Baucus Health Care &amp;#39;Reform&amp;#39; Bill Now Posted Online &#8211; The gargantuan Senate Finance Committe&amp;#39;s &#8220;Baucus Bill&#8221;, or S. 1796, has been posted online, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/10/dakota-voice-week-in-review-ending-oct-24-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/index.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=14478" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6604759</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Market Oracle</name>
    </author>
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 S. 1796 weighs in at 1502 pages, according to a Senate Republican leadership source. As we mentioned last week more than $300 billion of the $787 billion ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/index.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=14478&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ATR: Will Obama Again Deny Healthcare Excise Tax is a Tax?</title>
    <link href="http://pr-au.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=92828&amp;amp;Itemid=30" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6719709</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR-AU.com... (press release)</name>
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 Americans for Tax Reform noted today that the Senate health care bill (S. 1796) indeed uses the term &amp;quot;excise tax&amp;quot; to describe the excise tax levied on ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pr-au.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=92828&amp;amp;Itemid=30&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;amp;aid=15768" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6479149</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Research on Globalization</name>
    </author>
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S. 1796 weighs in at 1502 pages, according to a Senate Republican leadership source. As we mentioned last week more than $300 billion of the $787 billion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;amp;aid=15768&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Where We Stand on Health Care Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/1480360" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6479146</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Psychiatric Times</name>
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... and Pensions Committee&amp;#39;s reform bill (S.1679) approved earlier this summer with the Senate Finance Committee&amp;#39;s America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/1480360&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health care bill is about control, not health care</title>
    <link href="http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/oct/21/health-care-bill-about-control-not-health-care/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6707349</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tampa Tribune</name>
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 They all contain fewer pages than the bloated Senate health care bill, S. 1796, which totals a ridiculous 1502 pages. In other words, the Founding Fathers ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/oct/21/health-care-bill-about-control-not-health-care/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Permanent Damage</title>
    <link href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;amp;id=23399" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6479150</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Comic Book Resources</name>
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By the way, all 1502 pages of Senate bill S. 1796 (read it here, I dare you), the so-called Baucus health care reform bill I&amp;#39;ve been talking about the past ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;amp;id=23399&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ATR: Will Obama Again Deny Healthcare Excise Tax is a Tax?</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atr-will-obama-again-deny-healthcare-excise-tax-is-a-tax-65291512.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6479148</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release)</name>
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans for Tax Reform noted today that the Senate health care bill (S. 1796) indeed uses the term &amp;quot;excise ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atr-will-obama-again-deny-healthcare-excise-tax-is-a-tax-65291512.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ATR: Will Obama Again Deny Healthcare Excise Tax is a Tax?</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS233194+21-Oct-2009+PRN20091021" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6479147</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans for Tax Reform noted today that the Senate health care bill (S. 1796) indeed uses the term &amp;quot;excise ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS233194+21-Oct-2009+PRN20091021&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/10/21/dems_eye_insurance_industrys_antitrust_protection/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6479143</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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Over in the Senate, leaders said they would let advocates of antitrust exemption repeal offer a repeal amendment when the Senate is debating S. 1796, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/10/21/dems_eye_insurance_industrys_antitrust_protection/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Read the Baucus Senate Finance Committee health care bill: &amp;#39;America&amp;#39;s Healthy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-268-Right-Side-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d20-BaucusSenate-Finance-Committees-health-care-bill--Americas-Healthy-Future-Act-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442538</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
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The status of the bill, known as S. 1796 - America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act, can be tracked through the Library of Congress at http://thomas.loc.gov. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-268-Right-Side-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d20-BaucusSenate-Finance-Committees-health-care-bill--Americas-Healthy-Future-Act-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8RDSl65WFPHvC7xWMOPApdecI3QD9BEM6UG0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6436865</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Las Vegas TSG (press release)</name>
    </author>
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The health reform bill put together by the Senate Finance Committee was filed today &#8211; S.1796. Puts in a whooping 1502 pages not including the separate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8RDSl65WFPHvC7xWMOPApdecI3QD9BEM6UG0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=854772" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6436863</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Las Vegas TSG (press release)</name>
    </author>
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The health reform bill put together by the Senate Finance Committee was filed today &#8211; S.1796. Puts in a whooping 1502 pages not including the separate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=854772&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/10/baucus-health-care-reform-bill-now-posted-online/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6479151</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dakota Voice</name>
    </author>
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The Politico reports the gargantuan Senate Finance Committe&amp;#39;s &#8220;Baucus Bill&#8221;, or S. 1796, has been posted online, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/10/baucus-health-care-reform-bill-now-posted-online/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/19/worldupdates/2009-10-19T080025Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-432496-1&amp;amp;sec=Worldupdates" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6479142</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
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By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE The Senate Finance Committee has posted the legislative language of S. 1796 -- the 1502-page America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/19/worldupdates/2009-10-19T080025Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-432496-1&amp;amp;sec=Worldupdates&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/failing-grade-obama-gets-an-f-on-trade/530868/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6442537</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE The Senate Finance Committee has posted the legislative language of S. 1796 -- the 1502-page America&amp;#39;s Healthy Future Act bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indianexpress.com/news/failing-grade-obama-gets-an-f-on-trade/530868/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15970" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6436864</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They all contain fewer pages than the bloated senate health care bill, S. 1796, which totals a ridiculous 1502 pages. In other words, the Founding Fathers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15970&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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