Health Care Update: Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act Diminishes Regulatory Relief for LTACHs

Posted by Jason Greis on November 19, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled the long-awaited Senate health care bill, titled the “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act,” yesterday evening.  In a news conference held to announce the bill, Sen. Reid said that the bill embodied the Precquisident’s health care goals, calling it a “tremendous step forward.”  The bill would cost $848 billion and would reduce budget deficits by $130 billion over ten years, according to the recently released Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score. Read More...