Shaheen Cost Savings Measures Included In Senate Health Care Reform Bill

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"Legislation Will Make Health Care More Affordable for Businesses and Families, Strengthen Medicare, Reduce Deficit"

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen today announced that the final version of the Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will include four key cost savings provisions that she authored, including measures that will help Americans access more affordable prescription drugs, prevent costly hospital readmissions, improve the coordination of care, and protect access to comparative effectiveness research so that patients and doctors can make more informed choices. Early this morning, the Senate voted to proceed to consideration of the manager's amendment to the Senate health reform bill, which includes a number of deficit reducing measures. The manager's amendment is expected to be adopted early tomorrow paving the way for passage of the final Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act later this week.

"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make health insurance more affordable for families and businesses, reduce the deficit, and stop insurance company abuses, like denying coverage because of preexisting conditions," said Shaheen. "More than 30 million uninsured Americans will be able to get the care they need when we enact this legislation. It is necessary we pass and enact this legislation as soon as possible so that health care costs cannot continue to bankrupt middle class families, businesses, and our nation."

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