Legislation
Senate - Finance Committee
• America’s Healthy Future Act
• 9-16-09 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Analysis of the America's Healthy Future Act
• 9-16-09 Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Analysis of the America's Healthy Future Act
• 9-16-09 Finance Committee Memo on Estimates of the America’s Health Future Act
• What You Get Right Away: Immediate Relief for Families and Small Businesses
Senate - Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee
• Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Bill
• WellPoint Statement
House
• House Resolution 3962
Health Reform Newsletters
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Weekly Update - July 23, 2010
• For previous editions of the Weekly Update,
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WellPoint’s Policy Materials
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Federal Health Care Reform: Impacts On Employers
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15 Reasons Why Employers Should Care About Health Care Reform
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12 Reasons Why Consumers Should Be Concerned About Health Care Reform
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10 Reasons Why Employees Should Care About Health Care Reform
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WellPoint’s Response to White House Blog
• Building a Sustainable Healthcare System Webinar
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Building a Sustainable Health Care System
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Challenges Associated with Government-Run Health Insurance Plans
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Improving quality, helping manage costs
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Covering the uninsured and improving coverage for all Americans
What Others Say
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Oliver Wyman Study
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Price Waterhouse Cooper Study
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The Obama Health Plan: Rationing, Higher Taxes, and Lower Quality Care - Peter Ferrara
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10 Ways Consumer Driven Health Care is a Proven Success - Greg Scandlen
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10 Principles of Health Care Reform - Joseph Bast
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Open letter from a Member of Congress - Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce comments on health care reform legislation options - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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American Medical Association letter to Senate Finance Committee on the public option - American Medical Association
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Why a New Public Plan Will Not Improve American Health Care - The Heritage Foundation
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10 Surprising Facts about American Health Care - National Center for Policy Analysis
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Single Payer: Why Government-Run Health Care Will Harm Both Patients and Doctors - The Heritage Foundation
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National Coalition on Benefits
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The Health Insurance Experiment
Media Materials
• The "Building a Sustainable Healthcare System" webinars are now available for download! Employers Presentation - September 18, 2009
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Visual Presentation
• Agents and Brokers Presentation - September 11, 2009
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Visual Presentation
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How A New ‘Public Plan’ Could Affect Hospitals’ Finances And Private Insurance Premiums - Health Affairs
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A Win–Win Approach to Financing Health Care Reform - New England Journal of Medicine
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Finding Money for Health Care Reform — Rooting Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse - New England Journal of Medicine
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Obama's 'Public Plan' Can't Deliver on Promised Health Care Benefits - Council for Affordable Health Insurance
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The End of Private Health Insurance - Wall Street Journal
Congressional Materials
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The Budgetary Treatment of Proposals to Change the Nation’s Health Insurance System - Congressional Budget Office
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Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals - Congressional Budget Office
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Ensuring Choice in the Market Place - Blue Dog Coalition of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Transforming the Health Care Delivery System - Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate
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Expanding Health Care Coverage - Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate
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Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform - Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate