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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Health Reform Continues to Move Forward
By Lisa Kaplan Howe, NH Voices for Health
Federal health reform took an important step forward last week as the final Congressional committee of jurisdiction – the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) – began considering health reform legislation. Like the Senate HELP bill and the tri-committee House bill, the SFC bill makes critical reforms to our health care system – making coverage more accessible, affordable, stable and higher quality; driving efficiency, quality and equality in our health care system; and strengthening our health care workforce. Maybe most importantly of all, however, with this last piece of the puzzle falling into place, the legislative process can continue moving forward toward the ultimate goal – health reform this year.
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