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Medicare Policy Analysis
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111TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. 3962

To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 29, 2009
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. STARK, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor,
Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, the Budget, Rules,
Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF DIVISIONS, TITLES,

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AND SUBTITLES.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

6 ‘‘Affordable Health Care for America Act’’.

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(b) TABLE
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DIVISIONS, TITLES,

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Act is divided into divisions, titles, and

3 subtitles as follows:
DIVISION A—AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES
TITLE I—IMMEDIATE REFORMS
TITLE II—PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED
HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS
Subtitle A—General Standards
Subtitle B—Standards Guaranteeing Access to Affordable Coverage
Subtitle C—Standards Guaranteeing Access to Essential Benefits
Subtitle D—Additional Consumer Protections
Subtitle E—Governance
Subtitle F—Relation to Other Requirements;



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