Health On The Hill - KFF Health News

Jackie Judd, Kaiser Family Foundation; Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News

As the Senate Finance Committee prepares to vote on health care legislation, a key trade group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, released an analysis of the plan that concluded it would increase the typical family premium by $4,000 in 2019. Obama Administration and Senate Finance officials dispute that claim. If the Finance panel, as expected, approves its package, the legislation would be combined with a measure approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with Senate action expected later this month.

Listen to audio version (.mp3) or Read the transcript

KFF Health News 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 KFF.

<h1>Health On The Hill</h1>
<div>		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2009-10-12T10:14:00-04:00">
			October 12, 2009		</time>
		</div>
 Jackie Judd, <a href="http://www.kff.org/">Kaiser Family Foundation</a>; Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health NewsAs the Senate Finance Committee prepares to vote on health care legislation, a key trade group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, released an analysis of the plan that concluded it would increase the typical family premium by $4,000 in 2019. Obama Administration and Senate Finance officials dispute that claim. If the Finance panel, as expected, approves its package, the legislation would be combined with a measure approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with Senate action expected later this month.Listen to <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/10/101209_khn_hoth_audio.mp3">audio version</a> (.mp3) or <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/408ED493-09D5-42F2-A5B9-08B121451977">Read the transcript</a><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/101209hoth/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/101209hoth/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/101209hoth/?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&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F101209hoth%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/101209hoth/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/101209hoth/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><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>.<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/101209hoth/">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=10001&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

Some elements may be removed from this article due to republishing restrictions. If you have questions about available photos or other content, please contact NewsWeb@kff.org.

More From KFF Health News