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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Health insurance portability</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7199</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1228 Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158149</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1783 Wired for Health Care Quality Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1783/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-12:/action/122476</id>
    <updated>2007-07-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2626 Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2626/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-07:/action/117584</id>
    <updated>2007-06-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1200/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-27:/action/94281</id>
    <updated>2007-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.676 United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act)</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h676/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-24:/action/106716</id>
    <updated>2007-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5475 HSA Accessibility and Portability Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5475/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-05-24:/action/46685</id>
    <updated>2006-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to permit a health insurance issuer an alternative to guaranteed issue of health insurance coverage in the small group market in order to promote affordable access to portable health insurance coverage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1602 Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1602/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-29:/action/65056</id>
    <updated>2005-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to disregard benefits paid under long-term care insurance for purposes of determining medicaid eligibility, to expand long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, the use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs, to establish home and communitybased services as an optional medicaid benefit, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1569 State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1569/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-29:/action/65058</id>
    <updated>2005-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate the establishment of additional long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1200/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-09:/action/75740</id>
    <updated>2005-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h676/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-02-08:/action/49786</id>
    <updated>2005-02-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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