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Home Care Providers Nervous About Health Care Negotiations

Published on Tue Jul 28, 2009

Industry takes heart from President Obama's latest praise. Congress may not be poised to hit the August recess deadline for health care reform legislation that President Obama wanted, but reform talks continue to forge ahead despite the slow-down, with mixed results for home care. In the Senate, bipartisan Senate Finance Committee talks continue, although Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) departed the negotiations. Senate Finance leaders have expressed optimism that a bill will be introduced and the committee will begin considering it before the recess begins Aug. 7. A full Senate vote is expected after the recess. In the House, the Energy and Commerce Committee continues to be the last committee of jurisdiction still considering the health care reform bill. Prospects for passing the bill before August recess begins Aug. 3 were looking dim at press time. In the House too, a full vote is expected after recess. Once both houses [...]
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