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 I just received this announcement and thought those who subscribe to my website would be interested.

The link below should take you to the 233 page document.

Note that the proposal, and it is only a proposal, does NOT include the so-called Public Option.

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Senate Finance Committee releases health system reform proposal
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released a health system reform proposal this morning that will be considered by his committee next week. "America's Healthy Future Act of 2009" (PDF) is a comprehensive proposal that includes insurance market regulations, income-related subsidies for purchasing coverage and other reforms. Notably, the proposal does not include a public plan option; rather, it creates authority for the formation of a Consumer Owned and Oriented Plan, or CO-OP. Also, as anticipated and reported previously, the proposal differs significantly from the U.S. House of Representatives health system reform bill in that it would not repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to calculate Medicare physician payment updates. Instead, the Senate Finance Committee proposal replaces the scheduled 21 percent cut in 2010 with a 0.5 percent Medicare physician payment update. The package includes several other proposals of concern to physicians as well.