The Senate Health Bill: Seven Things You Didn’t Know Were In It

Ever wonder what policy makers were thinking when the Health Care Reform Bill was drafted?

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(source: Kaiser Health News)

Pay attention: The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” — better known as the Senate health care overhaul bill – is chock full of interesting but little publicized provisions affecting consumers. Sure, the bill is mainly a blueprint for overhauling the insurance system. But look closely and you’ll see a variety of items that would affect people from the cradle to old age – from breast pump use to retiree health benefits. It’s a congressional tradition, adding pet interests that otherwise might not pass to a big bill that at least will be put up for a vote.

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