SFC Releases Policy Options

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D‐Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R‐Iowa) today released policy options for expanding health care coverage to the 46 million Americans who are currently uninsured.

The policy options released today aim to reform the individual and small group health insurance markets to end discrimination against sicker individuals. They would instead create a competitive insurance market where health plans compete on price and quality rather than the ability to segment risk and discriminate against individuals with pre‐existing health conditions. The options also include an expansion of public health insurance programs to cover the poorest Americans and make coverage more affordable by providing tax credits to low income individuals and small businesses. The policy options make purchasing coverage easier and more understandable for all consumers.

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Public Comments should be directed to: Health_Reform@finance‐dem.senate.gov

Pfizer, Inc. to Disclose Physician Payments

Pfizer, Inc. has announced it is volunteering to disclose physician payments on its website.. This follows a statement made by Eli Lilly & Co. in September that it, too, will start disclosing physician payments and gifts.

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