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Title: Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments
Vote to pass a bill that amends various statues related to health care and heath insurance coverage, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a public health insurance option and a Health Insurance Exchange Program, an individual mandate to purchase insurance, a surcharge on the adjusted gross income of individuals in the top income tax brackets, prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, a gradual elimination of the Medicare Part D coverage gap ("donut hole"), and an expansion of Medicaid eligibility.
Public Option and Health Insurance Exchange
Insurance Regulations
Employer and Individual Mandates
Medicare and Medicaid
Public Health and Workforce Development
Title: Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments