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Biggest Shift in U.S. Health Care in 45-Day
Biggest Shift in U.S. Health Care May Emerge in 45-Day Sprint - Bloomberg.com
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The largest expansion of U.S. health care since the creation of Medicare in 1965 may emerge from legislation designed to reshape the medical industry and change how Americans receive and pay for care.
Congress today begins crafting legislation that Democratic leaders plan to push through both chambers by their August recess. The measure may require all Americans to get medical insurance, force insurers to accept all patients and end the tax break for employer-paid health benefits. These changes may be hammered out with unprecedented speed at the urging of President Barack Obama, who four days ago said “this is the moment.”
The U.S. will spend more than $2 trillion this year on health care, the Health and Human Services department reported in February.
In the House and Senate, Democratic leaders are trying to push proposals through on a six-week timetable more often seen with bills dealing with a national crisis rather than broad- based social policy.
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