Health on the Hill - July 20, 2009

The House Energy and Commerce Committee continues its consideration of health care overhaul legislation this week while Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is still developing his panel’s health care package. Meanwhile, President Obama is pressing lawmakers to keep the momentum going on health care and has scheduled several public appearances this week to discuss health care legislation.

Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin of Kaiser Health News discuss the details. Jackie Judd moderates.

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<h1>Health on the Hill – July 20, 2009</h1>
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<p>The House Energy and Commerce Committee continues its consideration of health care overhaul legislation this week while Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is still developing his panel’s health care package. Meanwhile, President Obama is pressing lawmakers to keep the momentum going on health care and has scheduled several public appearances this week to discuss health care legislation.</p><p>Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin of Kaiser Health News discuss the details. Jackie Judd moderates.</p><p>      <strong>        <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/07/072009_khn_hoth_audio.mp3">Podcast</a> (.mp3)</strong> or <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/4532A88C-0889-4031-A532-5FC78C5F8483"><strong>Read Transcript</strong></a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/072009hoth/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/072009hoth/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/072009hoth/?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%20-%20July%2020%2C%202009&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F072009hoth%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/072009hoth/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/072009hoth/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/072009hoth/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<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=9837&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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