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IL HR0844
Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/20/2010
Primary Sponsor
Sandy Cole
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AI Summary
- Urges U.S. Congress to reject health care reform legislation that reduces Medicare funding, estimated at approximately $500 million in cuts to services for elderly citizens
- Opposes proposed payroll tax increases and taxes on privately-purchased health care intended to fund $930 billion in new programs and coverage expansions
- Objects to home-based services for elderly being targeted for $55 billion in reductions, representing 12.5% of Medicare cuts despite comprising only 4.5% of Medicare spending
- Calls on Congress to avoid expanding Medicaid eligibility in ways that burden state programs and restrict states' ability to contain costs or manage Medicaid solvency
- Asserts that federal health care reforms should not infringe upon states' Tenth Amendment rights to regulate health insurance markets according to individual state characteristics
Legislative Description
URGE US GOV'T-HEALTHCARE
Last Action
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
6/27/2010
Committee Referrals
Rules6/27/2010
Health Care Availability/Accessibility2/8/2010
Rules2/3/2010
Full Bill Text
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