Health On The Hill - August 3, 2009

Jackie Judd talks with Eric Pianin about the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s vote last Friday, wrapping up its work on major health care legislation, before Congress adjourns for the August recess. While the House and Senate have a long ways to go to pass a bill, there are emerging areas of agreement, including the need for expanded health care coverage, insurance reform and cost savings. Democratic and Republican lawmakers plan to argue the pros and cons of the legislation at town meetings across the country.

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<h1>Health On The Hill – August 3, 2009</h1>
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<p>Jackie Judd talks with Eric Pianin about the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s vote last Friday, wrapping up its work on major health care legislation, before Congress adjourns for the August recess. While the House and Senate have a long ways to go to pass a bill, there are emerging areas of agreement, including the need for expanded health care coverage, insurance reform and cost savings. Democratic and Republican lawmakers plan to argue the pros and cons of the legislation at town meetings across the country.</p><p>      <strong>        <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/08/080309_khn_hoth_audio.mp3">Listen to Podcast</a> (mp3)</strong> or <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/74CB6C4D-C87D-4CC3-8905-35F5A7BFE099"><strong>Read Transcript</strong></a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/080309hoth/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/080309hoth/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/080309hoth/?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-%20August%203%2C%202009&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F080309hoth%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/080309hoth/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/080309hoth/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/080309hoth/">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=10029&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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