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    Roll Call, in a second story: "House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is trying to sit down with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) this week to discuss 'areas of agreement' in a health care overhaul. Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said Tuesday the House Republican No. 2 is seeking the huddle after Hoyer indicated last week that he wanted to meet but didn't follow up with an invitation" (Newmyer, 9/29). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Full Article at Medical News Today
    House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is trying to sit down with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) this week to discuss 'areas of agreement' in a health care overhaul. Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said Tuesday the House Republican No. 2 is seeking the huddle after Hoyer indicated last week that he wanted to meet but didn't follow up with an invitation
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
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House Leaders Work To Bring Health Bill Below $900 Billion
  1. But they didn't offer specifics, and members are loath to cut one of the main costs of the bill: subsidies that will help low- and middle-income families buy insurance. ... Leaders are wrangling over how to structure a public insurance option, with liberal members preferring to base the plan on Medicare...
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  2. Leaders and committee chairmen met Tuesday to discuss their options for shaving $200 billion from their proposals, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) affirmed in an afternoon press conference that her team has a plan for reaching its goal
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  3. A senior House Democrat said Tuesday that a tax on high-cost insurance plans is 'not a preferred option' to keep a health-care overhaul bill from adding to the deficit. But the tax on so-called 'Cadillac plans' is still among revenue sources being considered by House leaders, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md...
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  4. But the lawmakers broke without making final decisions and are expected to resume the discussion after receiving new estimates on the proposed cuts.
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago
  5. since a proposed surcharge on the rich has raised the hackles of freshmen and others in wealthy districts. One potential source of extra revenue is the pharmaceutical industry
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 2 months ago

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