Health On The Hill: Democrats On Defense As Republicans Plan Attack On Health Law

House Republicans are holding committee hearings this week on the health law’s provisions governing Medicare, abortion and small business. Meanwhile, in remarks Monday, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius signaled that the administration would take steps to make sure that a long-term health insurance program created in the law is financially sustainable.

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<h1>Health On The Hill: Democrats On Defense As Republicans Plan Attack On Health Law</h1>
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			February 7, 2011		</time>
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<p>House Republicans are holding committee hearings this week on the health law’s provisions governing Medicare, abortion and small business. Meanwhile, in remarks Monday, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius signaled that the administration would take steps to make sure that a long-term health insurance program created in the law is financially sustainable.</p><p>      <strong>        <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2011/02/020711_khn_hoth_audio.mp3">Listen to audio version</a> </strong>      <strong>(.mp3) or <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/FBA381AD-3E9C-4A0F-A84F-167CCE6E0F19">read the transcript</a>.</strong>    </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020711-health-on-the-hill/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020711-health-on-the-hill/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020711-health-on-the-hill/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Health%20On%20The%20Hill%3A%20Democrats%20On%20Defense%20As%20Republicans%20Plan%20Attack%20On%20Health%20Law&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F020711-health-on-the-hill%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020711-health-on-the-hill/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020711-health-on-the-hill/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/020711-health-on-the-hill/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10349&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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