OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

Health Care Reform 

Reforming Health Care is a Necessary Step in Rebuilding Our Economy

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HOUSE LEGISLATION:

Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 (H.R. 3962) 

Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 3961)

BILL SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW:
- Affordable Health Care for America Act, Summary
- Affordable Health Care for America Act, Detailed Summary
- Affordable Health Care for America Act, Section by Section
- Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962, Bill Text
- Manager's Amendment - Rep. Dingell
- Manager's Amendment, Summary
- Topline Changes From Introduced Bill to Blended Bill
- Implementation Timeline
- Affordable Health Care for America Act, District by District Impact

CBO SCORE AND ANALYSIS:
- Updated Estimated Budgetary and Insurance Coverage Effects of H.R. 3962, Incorporating the Manager’s Amendment, November 6, 2009
- CBO Cost Estimate for H.R. 3962, incorporating the Nov. 3 Manager's Amendment
- CBO Analysis of Subsidies to and Payments by Enrollees in Insurance Exchanges Under the Affordable Health Care for America Act
- CBO Score, October 29, 2009
- Summary of Revenue Provisions

SUPPORT:
- Supporters of the Affordable Health Care for America Act 
- Letters of Support
- List of Supportive Groups

FACT SHEETS:
- How Does Health Reform Work for You?
- Top 10 Ways Health Insurance Reform Works for You
- What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Reform
- Immediate Investments on the Road to Reform
- Top 10 Changes to the Health Insurance Reform Bill
- Top 14 Provisions That Take Effect Immediately

TRANSPARENCY:
- Democrats Promote Fair and Open Process on Health Insurance Reform
- House Democrats Hold 100 Hearings Related to Health Reform

GIVING AMERICANS PEACE OF MIND:
- Making Coverage Affordable
- Public Health Insurance Option
- The Health Insurance Exchange
- Consumer Protections and Insurance Market Reforms

IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE FOR EVERY AMERICAN:
- Guaranteed Benefits
- Preventing Disease/Improving the Public's Health
- Strengthening the Nation's Health Workforce
- Health and Health Care Disparities
- America's Women Have the Most to Gain
- Women's Health Care Needs
- Health Care for America's Children
- Indian Health
- Rural America
- Shared Responsibility
- Innovative Delivery System Reform
- Health Care Surcharge Would Not Affect 99.7% of All Households

STRENGTHENING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID:
- Strengthening Medicare
- Improving the Medicare Part D Drug Program
- Maintaining and Improving Medicaid
- Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act
- Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities
- Medicare and Medicare Advantage

EMPLOYERS & SMALL BUSINESSES:
- Small Business Guide
- Employers and Health Reform
- How Health Insurance Reform Helps Small Businesses
- Health Care Surcharge Would Not Affect 98.8% of Small Business Owners
- How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses
- The Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and Their Employees

CONTROLLING COSTS:
- Controlling Costs
- Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
- Paying for Health Insurance Reform
- Cost of Inaction
- Why We Need Health Reform: State by State Fact Sheets (Center for American Progress)
- MIT Economist: Health Insurance Premiums Would be Lower Under House Bill than Current Law
- Health Care By the Numbers

STATEMENTS FROM LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEES

Office of the Majority Leader

Hoyer Delivers Opening Statement on Affordable Health Care for America Act (11/7/09)

Hoyer Statement on the Affordable Health Care for America Act (10/29/09)

Office of the Speaker

Pelosi: ‘Today We Are Delivering on the Promise of Making Affordable, Quality Health Care Available for All Americans’ (10/29/09)

Additional Leadership, Committees & Caucuses

Miller, Rangel, Waxman: Historic Bill to Provide Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans Heading to House Floor (10/29/09)

Van Hollen Applauds the Introduction of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (10/29/09)

Becerra Statement On Unified House Health Insurance Reform Bill (10/29/09)

Helpful Links on Health Reform

- White House Health Care Web Page - Reality Check
- Energy and Commerce Committee Health Care Web Page
- Ways and Means Committee Health Care Web Page
- Education and Labor Committee Health Care Web Page
- Speaker's Office Daily Mythbusters
- Third Way
- Center for American Progress
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Trust for America's Health
- Commonwealth Fund
- Center for Studying Health System Change
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Urban Institute
 

Information from the White House

Statement on Administration Policy: H.R. 3962 

Statement from President Obama on the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3962

Word from the White House: Introduction of the Affordable Health Care for America Act

President Obama’s Health Care Reform Web Site 

Share Your Story and Ideas About Why We Need Health Reform This Year 

Remarks by the President on Small Businessess and Health Insurance Reform (10/29/09)

The Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Business (10/29/09)

Click here to view archived information from the White House

Reports & Fact Sheets

Halloween Is Over: Americans Will Not Be Tricked By GOP Ideas Disguised As Reform (Office of the Majority Leader, 11/3/09)

Calls Increase for GOP to Join Health Reform Efforts (Office of the Majority Leader, 10/28/09)

The economic impact of healthcare reform on small businesses (Small Business Majority)

The Economic Impact of Healthcare Reform on New York’s Small Businesses (Small Business Majority)

Click here to view information on H.R. 3200 and the health care reform clearinghouse archive