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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 9, 2009
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any health care bill considered by the 111th Congress should incorporate: (1) the ability to receive point-of-service health care in preventative, emergency, and rehabilitative settings in rural and urban areas, including programs to retain health care professionals and find a long-term solution for the sustainable growth rate formula that will accurately reimburse physicians for the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries; (2) refundable tax credits for the purchase of health insurance by low-income recipients, together with tax credits for small businesses; (3) medical liability reform; (4) safe and effective health service with measurable results through health information technology; (5) incentives to encourage wellness, prevention, and smart choices involving health, care, treatment, and health insurance coverage; and (6) the ability to choose the best health care plan and options to meet individual and family needs through portable health insurance and Health Savings Accounts.
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R–WA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to House Judiciary
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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