Health On The Hill - KFF Health News

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

House Democrats are expected to begin floor debate this week on their health care overhaul plan and House Republicans are expected to unveil an alternative measure. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is awaiting a Congressional Budget Office analysis of Senate Democrats’ health care proposals and debate could begin in that chamber as well. President Obama and Democrats are hopeful they can pass health care legislation by the end of this year.

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<h1>Health On The Hill</h1>
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			November 2, 2009		</time>
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 Jackie Judd, <a href="http://www.kff.org/">Kaiser Family Foundation</a>; Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin, Kaiser Health NewsHouse Democrats are expected to begin floor debate this week on their health care overhaul plan and House Republicans are expected to unveil an alternative measure. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is awaiting a Congressional Budget Office analysis of Senate Democrats’ health care proposals and debate could begin in that chamber as well. President Obama and Democrats are hopeful they can pass health care legislation by the end of this year.Listen to <a href="https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/11/110209_khn_hoth_audio.mp3">audio version</a> (.mp3) or <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/9ACF92FB-8C12-4726-B185-62B7B4F83036">read transcript</a><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/110209-hoth/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/110209-hoth/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/110209-hoth/?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%2F110209-hoth%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/110209-hoth/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/110209-hoth/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/110209-hoth/">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=9969&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

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