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"E-Updates" are periodic e-mail updates from Mike's office.
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HEALTH CARE
August 24, 2009
Dear Friends,
As you are aware, the House adjourned without casting a vote on health care reform and a bitter national debate is raging during our recess. At this point, it is premature to be for or against "the bill". There are currently three separate health care bills in the House and the Senate is crafting its own legislation. As you can imagine, there are differences of opinion and competing priorities on a whole host of issues. It is not clear how the House bills will be merged or when a package will be ready for a floor vote.
One major aspect of the debate over health care reform concerns whether or not to include a public insurance option. I strongly support a public option but there are many who are just as strongly opposed to this approach. Even amongst those of us who want a public option, there are significant differences of opinion over the design and funding of a public plan. Another equally difficult question is how to pay for health care reform. Initial estimates are high and many avenues are being explored to bring down costs, but we are still a long way from satisfactorily resolving that issue.
Mike Capuano
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