As the health care reform debate proceeds on Capitol Hill, a number of documents have been released that provide information about the thinking of the President, Members of Congress, and other key stakeholders as they contemplate federal legislation.
On this page we include links to key documents released by the White House, the Congress, the Congressional Budget Office, federal agencies, and other stakeholders.
The entries listed below are in chronological order – with the most recent entries at the top.
Last updated: March 3, 2010
President Obama Unveils Revised Health Care Plan from the East Room of the White House - March 3, 2010
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CBO Will Not Score the President’s Proposal in Advance of the Blair House Meeting - February 23, 2010
Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
The White House Releases Health Reform Proposal in Advance of Blair House Meeting - February 22, 2010
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Access the White House web page
Watch streaming video of Blair House Meeting on Feb. 25, 2010 from www.whitehouse.gov/live
The White House Extends Invitations to Feb. 25 Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform Legislation at Blair House - February 12, 2010
CMS Office of the Actuary Finds National Healthcare Spending Expected To Reach $2.5 Trillion in 2009 - February 4, 2010
Read the abstract from Health Affairs
CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Clarification on the Effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) on the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund - January 22, 2010
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Congressional Research Service Releases Summary of Public Health, Workforce, Prevention and Other Provisions of H.R. 3962 - January 20, 2010
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Congressional Research Services Releases Summary of Health Care Reform and the 111th Congress - January 14, 2010
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CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Analysis of Average Premiums for Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) - January 11, 2010
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CMS Actuary Releases Analysis of Estimated Effects on Medicare of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), as passed by the Senate on 12/24/09 - January 8, 2010
Read the memo on financial and coverage effects (PDF)
Read the memo on Trust Fund, premiums and co-insurance effects (PDF)
Senate Passes Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) by a Vote of 60 to 39 - December 24, 2009
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Read the short summary (PDF)
Read the section-by-section analysis (PDF)
CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Correction Regarding the Longer-Term Effects of the Manager’s Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) - December 20, 2009
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Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Cost Estimate for the Manager’s Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) - December 19, 2009
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Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
Senate Majority Leader Reid and Senators Baucus, Dodd and Harkin Introduce Manager's Amendment #3276 to Reid Substitute Amendment #2786 (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) - December 19, 2009
Read the Manager's Amendment (PDF)
Read the section-by-section analysis (PDF)
Read the Democratic Policy Committee press release
Read DPC information on the Manager's Amendment
President’s Council of Economic Advisors Releases Update of Their Report on the Economic Case for Health Care Reform - December 14, 2009
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CMS Actuary Releases Analysis of Estimated Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) on Medicare - December 10, 2009
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Read the memorandum (PDF)
CBO Releases Additional Information on Analysis of the Effects of Proposals to Limit Costs Related to Medical Malpractice - December 10, 2009
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CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release an Analysis of How Health Insurance Premiums Might Be Affected by Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) - November 30, 2009
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Senate Votes to Proceed with Consideration of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - November 21, 2009
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CBO Provides Further Analysis of the Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - November 21, 2009
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Read the letter on subsidies (PDF)
Read the table on penalties (PDF)
Read the statement on the Medicare HI Trust Fund (PDF)
Read the statement on Medicare Advantage Plans (PDF)
CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Revised Estimate of Net Budgetary Impact of H.R. 3962 (Correcting an Error Related to Analysis of CLASS Provisions) - November 20, 2009
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Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
Senate Majority Leader Reid Unveils Senate Health Care Bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Introduced as a Substitute Amendment to H.R. 3590 - November 19, 2009
Read the short summary (PDF)
Read the bill (PDF)
Read the section-by-section summary (PDF)
Read the timeline (PDF)
CBO Releases Information on the Total Budgetary Impact of Passing Both H.R. 3961 (the Medicare Physicians Payment Reform Act) and H.R. 3962 - November 19, 2009
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CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Spending and Revenue Estimates for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - November 18, 2009
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Read the tables (PDF)
Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
CMS Chief Actuary Releases Memorandum on Estimated Financial and Coverage Effects of the Non-Tax Provisions of H.R. 3962 - November 13, 2009
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House of Representatives Passes the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) by a Vote of 220 to 215 - November 7, 2009
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CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release New Cost Estimate for H.R. 3962 (incorporating the Manager's Amendment and updated to reflect enactment of H.R. 3548) - November 6, 2009
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Joint Committee on Taxation Releases Full Report on Revenue Provisions Contained in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act - November 5, 2009
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CBO Releases Preliminary Analysis of the Republican Substitute Amendment to H.R. 3962 - November 5, 2009
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Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
Joint Committee on Taxation Releases Update of Estimated Revenue Effects Based on Changes Made in Manager's Amendment to H.R. 3962 - November 4, 2009
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House Republican Leadership To Offer Their Version of Health Reform in the Nature of a Substitute Amendment, the Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act - November 3, 2009
Read the section-by-section analysis (PDF)
Read the substitute amendment (PDF)
House Leadership Releases "Manager's Amendment" Triggering 72 Hour Review Period Before Floor Action on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act - November 3, 2009
Read the section-by-section analysis (PDF)
Read the summary (PDF)
CBO Releases Analysis of Subsidies for Premiums and Cost-Sharing in Insurance Exchanges under H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act - November 2, 2009
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Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
CBO Releases Letter Clarifying Measures Being Used in Analysis of Health Care Reform Proposals - October 30, 2009
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CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation Release Preliminary Analysis of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act - October 29, 2009
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Read entry from the CBO Director's Blog
Speaker Pelosi Unveils Final House Bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) - October 29, 2009
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Read the short summary (PDF)
Read the fact sheet (PDF)
Read the Section-by-Section Analysis (PDF)
Read the side-by-side comparison with H.R. 3200 (PDF)
Read the Joint Tax Committee estimate of revenue effects (PDF)
Read the Committee on Energy and Commerce Report (PDF)
Read the Committee on Education and Labor Report (PDF)
CBO Director Addresses Questions on Estimates of Insurance Coverage in the Senate Finance Committee Bill - October 25, 2009
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America’s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796), Introduced and Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar - October 19, 2009
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Read the Senate Finance Committee Report (PDF)
Read the Senators' statements of additional views (PDF)
Consolidated Language Released for H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act - October 15, 2009
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Read the House Ways and Means Committee Report 40 MB (PDF)
Read the Joint Committee on Taxation analysis (PDF)
Senate Finance Committee Approves America’s Healthy Future Act by Vote of 14 to 9 - October 13, 2009
Read the summary of the bill (PDF)
Read Senator Baucus' statement (PDF)
Read Senator Grassley's statement (PDF)
OMB Director Comments on Cost Control Efforts in Health Reform Legislation - October 13, 2009
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CBO Distributes Additional Analytic Tables on the Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s Mark, as Amended, of the America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009 - October 9, 2009
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CBO Analysis of the Effects of Proposals to Limit Costs Related to Medical Malpractice - October 9, 2009
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CBO Releases Preliminary Analysis of the Chairman's Mark for the America's Healthy Future Act, as Amended - October 7, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee Completes Mark-up of America’s Healthy Future Act - October 2, 2009
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CBO Releases Scoring Implications of Modifications to the Chairman’s Mark of the America’s Healthy Future Act - September 24, 2009
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Motion to Transmit to the House Committee on Rules Additional Proposed Amendments to America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (HR 3200) - September 23, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee Releases Modified Version of the Chairman’s Mark with Accepted Amendments and Joint Committee on Taxation Revenue Estimates - September 22, 2009
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CBO Releases An Analysis of Premiums Under the Chairman's Mark of the America's Healthy Future Act - September 22, 2009
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CBO Releases Additional Information on Insurance Coverage for Unauthorized Immigrants Under Proposed Health Care Legislation - September 22, 2009
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CBO Releases an Analysis of The Effects of Two Specified Policy Options for Health Care on the Federal Budget Deficit - September 21, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee Releases Summary of Proposed Amendments to the Chairman’s Mark - September 19, 2009
Reforming the health care delivery system:
Summary of amendments (PDF)
Amendments (PDF)
Expanding health care coverage:
Summary of amendments (PDF)
Amendments (PDF)
Financing comprehensive health care reform:
Summary of amendments (PDF)
Amendments (PDF)
HELP Committee Votes to Report S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act to the Senate - September 17, 2009
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CBO Releases Preliminary Analysis of Specifications for the Chairman's Mark of the America's Healthy Future Act - September 16, 2009
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Read the letter (PDF)
Senator Baucus Releases Chairman's Mark of Senate Finance Committee Bill, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 - September 16, 2009
Read the press release and summary (PDF)
Read the Chairman's Mark (PDF)
Read the Joint Tax Revenue Chart (PDF)
Read the Chairman's Op-Ed from the Wall Street Journal
CBO Releases Letter with Supplemental Information on Potential Effects of the Affordable Health Choices Act - September 14, 2009
Read entry from CBO Director's Blog
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Treasury Department Releases Report on the Risk of Losing Health Insurance Over a Decade - September 11, 2009
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases Most Recent Data on Counting the Uninsured (46 Million or "More Than 30 Million"?) - September 10, 2009
Read entry from OMB Director's Blog
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President Obama Presents Health Care Plan in a Speech to a Joint Session of Congress - September 9, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee "Bipartisan Six" Releases Framework for Comprehensive Health Care Reform - September 8, 2009
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CBO Releases Letter on the Estimated Change in Medicare Part D Premiums from Provisions in H.R. 3200 - August 31, 2009
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CBO Releases Letter on the Budgetary Effects of Expanding Government Support for Prevention and Wellness - August 9, 2009
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Economists Weigh In on Administration's IMAC Proposal - August 4, 2009
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves H.R. 3200- July 31, 2009
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CBO Releases Additional Information Regarding the Effects of Health Insurance Coverage Specifications in H.R. 3200 - July 26, 2009
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OMB Director Responds to CBO Budget Score on the Administration’s Proposal for an Independent Medicare Advisory Council (IMAC) - July 25, 2009
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CBO Releases Analysis of Independent Medicare Advisory Council (IMAC) Act of 2009 - July 25, 2009
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CBO/Joint Committee on Taxation Release Preliminary Cost Estimate of H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act - July 19, 2009
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Read entry from the House Energy and Commerce Committee Web site
OMB Director Submits Administration’s Proposed Independent Medicare Advisory Council (IMAC) Legislation to House Speaker Pelosi - July 17, 2009
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Read the Section-by-Section Analysis (PDF)
Two House Committees (Ways and Means and Education and Labor) Complete Mark-up of H.R. 3200 - July 17, 2009
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Side-by-Side Analysis of Key Coverage Provisions of the Senate HELP Bill, H.R. 3200 and the Senate Finance Draft Proposal - July 17, 2009
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CBO Director Testifies Before Senate Budget Committee On the Trajectory of Federal Health Spending - July 16, 2009
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Read transcript of remarks by committee chairman (PDF)
Senate HELP Committee Passes Affordable Health Choices Act - July 15, 2009
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House Tri-Committee Bill, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, Introduced Today - July 14, 2009
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Read the Section-by-Section Analysis (PDF)
Read Summary of Revenue Provisions (PDF)
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CBO Releases Preliminary Analysis of the Insurance Coverage Aspects of the House Tri-Committee Bill - July 14, 2009
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CBO Releases Brief on the Effect of Changes in the Health Insurance System on the Labor Market - July 13, 2009
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House Committees Release Preliminary CBO Estimate on the Medicare Portion of the Tri-Committee Discussion Draft - July 8, 2009
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CBO Releases Letter to Sen. Gregg on Likely Effects of Substantially Expanding Medicaid Eligibility - July 7, 2009
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CBO Releases Revised Score of Title I of Affordable Health Choices Act - July 2, 2009
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CBO Releases Additional Information on Analysis of Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) – Affordable Health Choices Act - July 2, 2009
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HELP Committee Mark-up of Affordable Health Choices Act – Committee Releases Chairman’s Mark on Coverage Options – July 2, 2009
Read entry from Senator Chris Dodd's Web site
Read revised Affordable Health Choices Act (PDF)
Read Summary of Employer Responsibility (PDF)
Read Summary of Public Insurance Option (PDF)
Side-by-Side Analysis of Key Coverage Provisions of the Senate HELP Bill, Senate Finance Draft Proposal, and House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft - June 29, 2009
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Committee Website Provides Detail on Sections of the Tri-Committee Health Reform Discussion Draft Bill - June 19, 2009
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House Tri-Committee Releases Health Reform Discussion Draft Bill - June 19, 2009
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Outline of Senate Finance Committee Draft Proposal is Leaked - June 19, 2009
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Congressional Budget Office Releases Letter to Sen. Conrad and Sen. Gregg About Features of Health Care Proposals that Would Affect Federal Spending Over the Long Term - June 16, 2009
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Congressional Budget Office Releases Letter to Rep. Camp on Questions About Health Industry Stakeholders Proposals - June 16, 2009
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Congressional Budget Office Director Responds to Questions About Analysis of HELP Committee Draft Legislation - June 16, 2009
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Congressional Budget Office Releases Preliminary Analysis of the Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Health Choices Act - June 15, 2009
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Releases Health Care Reform Plan, the Affordable Health Choices Act - June 10, 2009
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House Democrats Release Key Features of Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Draft Proposal - June 9, 2009
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President Obama Spells Out His Vision of Health Reform in a Letter to Senators Kennedy and Baucus - June 3, 2009
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White House Council of Economic Advisors Releases Report on the Economic Case for Health Care Reform - June 2, 2009
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Six Health Care Industry Groups Outline Initiatives to Decrease the Rate of Health Care Cost Growth in a Letter to the President - June 1, 2009
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Congressional Budget Office Releases Brief on Budgetary Treatment of Health Care Reform Proposals - May 27, 2009
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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Releases Briefing Paper on a Vision for American Health Care- May 21, 2009
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Republicans Release Health Care Reform Plan – the Patients' Choice Act - May 20, 2009
Read article from Senator Tom Coburn's Web site
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Senate Finance Committee Proposes Options to Finance Health Care Overhaul - May 20, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee Proposes Options to Expand Coverage - May 14, 2009
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Senate Finance Committee Proposes Options to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs- April 29, 2009
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White House Releases Report of President’s Forum on Health Reform- March 30, 2009
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Director of OMB Testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on FY 2010 Budget and Health Care Reform- March 10, 2009
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The President's Budget Establishes a Reserve Fund to Finance Health Care Reform- February 26, 2009
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Congressional Budget Office Releases Report Detailing Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Care Legislation- December 18, 2008
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Call to Action: Health Reform 2009, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee- November 12, 2008
Download a side-by-side comparison of the major health care reform bills (H.R. 3590 and H.R. 3962).