Senator Kennedy releases healthcare reform bill
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, June 11, 2009
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the Affordable Health Choices Act, a bill that aims to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system, on June 9. According to a Senate press release, the five main components of the 615-page bill are:
- Choice: The bill will provide new, more affordable health insurance options for people who are unhappy with their current insurance or do not have insurance. Individuals who like their current healthcare coverage may keep it.
- Cost reduction: The bill will lower healthcare costs through stronger prevention, better quality of care, information technology, and efforts to reduce fraud and abuse efforts.
- Prevention: The bill will promote prevention and education efforts and early screening for certain health conditions.
- Health systems modernization: The bill will work to ensure all healthcare professionals receive adequate training and care is better coordinated.
- Long-term care and services: The bill will establish support services and programs to assist elderly and disabled people who want to live at home, rather than in an institution.
A draft of the Affordable Health Choices Act can be found on the Resources page of MDSCentral.
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