[Missouri-l] Fwd: [Modisabilaw] Healthcare Reform Bill Update

[Chip Hailey]

>Delivered-To: chiphailey at cableone.net
>From: "Marty Exline" <mexline at swbell.net>
>To: "MO Disability Policy/Law Listserv" <modisabilaw at lists.mo.gov>
>Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:36:56 -0500
>Subject: [Modisabilaw] Healthcare Reform Bill Update
>
>The U.S. Senate Finance Committee was planning to being public 
>drafting of its healthcare reform proposal next week, but Chair Sen. 
>Max Baucus has said that markup for the bill could be delayed until 
>after the July 4 Congressional recess. The possible delay appears to 
>be due in part to an estimate based on a draft proposal that had 
>costs as high as $1.6 trillion over 10 years. Sen. Baucus indicated 
>after the estimate was released that he wanted the 10-year cost of 
>the final bill to be less that $1 trillion.
>
>Meanwhile, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) 
>Committee did begin the public drafting of its bill yesterday. The 
>draft proposed by the HELP Committee is more likely to include 
>long-term services and supports for persons with disabilities, while 
>the Finance Committee bill is expected to have more bipartisan support.
>
>Over in the House, there will be a proposal that may be released as 
>early as tomorrow. The timetable for the Obama administration was to 
>have the Senate and House pass bills by the end of July, but a delay 
>in the Senate Finance Committee could delay the timetable for passage.
>
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