Senate Makes History on Final Health Reform Votes

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After today’s vote on final passage, 60 U.S. Senators will have earned a place in the history books.

Inaction by Congress and the power of the health care industry have allowed health care costs to spiral out of control and enabled insurance companies to run roughshod over consumers for decades … until now.

This bill is a win for consumers who will no longer be denied care due to pre-existing conditions, lifetime and yearly caps on benefits, or revocation of coverage.

This bill is a win for small businesses that can finally pool their resources to negotiate better deals on coverage and get tax credits to help them purchase coverage for their employees.

This bill is a win for the country’s future.  The Senate bill’s delivery reforms and Independent Payment Advisory Board will drive greater efficiencies throughout our health care system, reining in the constant cost increases which families, employers, and the federal government have faced.
 

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