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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:24 AM

Published 11/07/2009 by About


House Health Care Bill Basics and Key Provisions

After reviewing details of the revised House health care reform bill , I agree with Dr. Howard Dean's sentiment that "The House bill is actually very good."

(See Key Provisions of the House Health Care Bill for a one-page summary of the House health care reform bill.)

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Dems round up health bill votes
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...week on MSNBC : "The fact is, this is real reform. That's all I really care about, is real reform. ... It's not the kind of reform that I would have loved, but this is pretty good stuff, and it really is going to make a difference."
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