Health care reform heads to president to sign, while fixes head to Senate for debate
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Health care reform passed the U.S. House of Representatives Sunday night. The legislation looks to:
- prohibit lifetime caps on insurance policies and prohibit denying care and coverage for pre-existing conditions.
- mandate that individuals obtain health insurance,cover 32 million more Americans,establish a health insurance “exchange,”close Medicare's doughnut hole and expand Medicaid and
- limit physician ownership of hospitals,
While the bill itself goes to the White House for signature by the president, negotiations on a companion bill with fixes to the original renew in the Senate Tuesday morning.
ACP applauded the measure, which ACP president Joseph W. Stubbs, FACP, called “historic.”
“ACP has long advocated for these and other reforms, and we are pleased that they have passed the House today,” Dr. Stubbs said.