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CRS: HEALTH REFORM & the 111th CONGRESS [14 October 2009]]
by Eugene McElroy 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Health Reform and the 111th Congress Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing October 14, 2009 http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/2009-10-14/download/1013/ [full-text, 27 pages] Summary The health reform debate in the 111th Congress has continued and expanded upon the work begun in the 110th Congress. On November 12, 2008, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Baucus, released a white paper detailing his principles for health reform. This provided a framework for work within the committee for the 111th Congress. Several bills were introduced when the 111th Congress first convened, and these bills focused on a broad spectrum of approaches to health reform. Most recently, the House and Senate committees of principle jurisdiction on health reform have been formulating their legislation. On July 15, one of the two committees with principle jurisdiction in the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ordered reported S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. In the House, the principle jurisdiction for health reform is divided among the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce. Jointly, the committees released for consideration H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act, on July 14. The Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means each ordered reported, as amended, their versions of H.R. 3200 on July 17. The Committee on Energy and Commerce ordered reported its version of H.R. 3200 on July 31, 2009. The Senate Finance Committee ordered reported the Chairmans mark, as amended, known as Americas Health Future Act of 2009, on October 13. The health reform bills being considered by the House and Senate committees of principle jurisdiction focus on simultaneously expanding private and public coverage options. Some of the other bills introduced in the 111th Congress take a similar approach to health reform. Additionally, other bills have focused on other solutions, attempting to expand coverage using one of the following approaches: Largely replace existing coverage with a national government-provided health insurance program (or a national health service). Expand existing public programs for certain individuals. Expand privately sponsored coverage. Encourage state-based reforms. Simultaneously expand private and public coverage options. This report presents basic background on health insurance that may be useful to legislators considering health insurance reforms. It describes reform approaches and provides brief descriptions of health insurance reform bills introduced in the 111th Congress, as well as some of the general principles currently being considered by the Congress. The potential impact of the various approaches and bills is not analyzed in this report, however. As a result, it does not provide evaluations of how well different bills, once enacted, would meet their objectives. This report will be updated periodically to reflect recent congressional activity in health reform. Contents Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 What Is Health Insurance Reform All About? ........................................................................1 Different Objectives ........................................................................................................2 Prioritizing Among Stakeholders .....................................................................................3 Scope of Reform.............................................................................................................3 General Approaches to Health Insurance Reform.........................................................................5 National Government-Provided Health Insurance Program....................................................5 Expand Existing Public Programs for Certain Individuals......................................................6 Expand Privately Sponsored Coverage ..................................................................................7 Expanding Employer-Based Coverage ............................................................................7 Improving Access to Health Insurance in the Individual Market ......................................8 Market Reforms ............................................................................................................10 Encourage State-Based Reforms..........................................................................................12 Simultaneously Expand Private and Public Coverage Options .............................................13 Health Insurance Reform Bills in the 111th Congress .................................................................14 National Government-Provided Health Insurance Program..................................................14 H.R. 15 .........................................................................................................................14 H.R. 676 .......................................................................................................................15 H.R. 1200/S. 703 ..........................................................................................................15 H.R. 2399 .....................................................................................................................15 Expand Privately Sponsored Coverage ................................................................................16 H.R. 198 .......................................................................................................................16 H.R. 502 .......................................................................................................................16 H.R. 879 .......................................................................................................................16 H.R. 1495 .....................................................................................................................16 S. 1324 .........................................................................................................................16 S. 93 .............................................................................................................................17 S. 207 ...........................................................................................................................17 S. 979/H.R. 2360 ..........................................................................................................17 S. 988 ...........................................................................................................................18 Encourage State-Based Reforms..........................................................................................18 H.R. 956 .......................................................................................................................18 S. 898 ...........................................................................................................................18 Simultaneously Expand Private and Public Coverage Options .............................................19 H.R. 109 .......................................................................................................................19 H.R. 193 .......................................................................................................................19 S. 391 ...........................................................................................................................20 H.R. 1321 .....................................................................................................................20 H.R. 3200 .....................................................................................................................20 H.R. 3400 .....................................................................................................................21 H.R. 3438 .....................................................................................................................21 S. 1679 .........................................................................................................................22 Senate Finance Chairmans Mark, as Amended, Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 ...........22 Contacts Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................23 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................................23 **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS / ECONOMY | November 07, 2009 U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, the government reported, and economists do not foresee relief until well into next year. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/business/economy/07jobs.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] OECD: DATA SOURCES for UNION MEMBERSHIP & DENSITY]
by Eugene McElroy 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) SOURCES for: TRADE UNION MEMBERS AND UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES Jelle Visser, Sébastien Martin and Peter Tergeist http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/2/35695665.pdf [full-text, 8 pages] General Trade union density rates (TUD) are based on surveys, wherever possible. Where such data were not available, trade union membership and density in European Union countries, Norway and Switzerland were calculated using administrative data adjusted for non-active and self-employed members by Prof. Jelle Visser, University of Amsterdam, along the model used in the ICTWSS Database (Visser, 2009); Ebbinghaus and Visser (E&V, 2000); and in OECD (1991), divided by the corresponding total number of wage and salary earners taken from OECD Labour Force Statistics. **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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[IWS] OECD: TRADE UNION DENSITY 1960 - 2007 (in OECD COUNTRIES)]
by Eugene McElroy 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Union members and employees Definition: Union members and employees are expressed in units. Trade union density is defined as the percentage of employees who are members of a trade-union. Download: Data on the number of trade union members and employees http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx?DatasetCode=U_D_D Trade union density in OECD countries, 1960-2007 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/42/39891561.xls The above information can be found at Online OECD Employment Database http://www.oecd.org/document/34/0,3343,en_2649_33927_40917154_1_1_1_1,00.ht… **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: Worker Productivity Surges; Jobless Filings Fall
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS / ECONOMY | November 06, 2009 Worker Productivity Surges; Jobless Filings Fall By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Productivity grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in six years while labor costs continued to drop, the government reported. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/economy/06econ.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] EBRI: UNION MEMBERSHIP AFFECT on HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE? [28 October 2009]]
by Eugene McElroy 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

Fast Facts from EBRI Oct. 28, 2009 #141 How Does Union Membership Affect Health Insurance Coverage? [28 October 2009] http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE141.28Oct09.Final.pdf WASHINGTONHow does union membership affect the likelihood of a worker having health insurance benefits? Union workers are much more likely to have employment-based health benefits than nonunion workers, according to the October 2009 EBRI Notes, available at www.ebri.org In September 2007, 83 percent of union workers were covered by health benefits through their own job, compared with 58 percent of nonunion workers (see chart below). Union workers are more likely to be employed in the public sector, manufacturing industry, blue-collar occupations, and in full-time jobs. Union workers tend to have higher annual earnings than nonunion workers. Other details: Between 2003 and 2007, there was a 3 percentage point decline in the likelihood that a union worker had health coverage through his or her own job. A similar decline was not experienced among nonunion workers. Specifically, in 2007, 82.7 percent of union workers had coverage from their own job, down from 86 percent in 2003. Most of the decline in coverage from a union workers own job was offset by an increase in the percentage of workers covered as a dependent on someone elses employment-based health plan. Premiums are higher in plans with union workers as compared with plans that have no union workers. In 2008, the premium was $4,836 for employee-only coverage in plans with at least some union workers, whereas it was $4,635 in plans with no union workers. Family premiums were $13,009 in plans with at least some union workers, and $12,507 in plans with no union workers. In both cases, the premiums for plans with at least some union workers were 4 percent higher than the premiums for plans with no union workers (source: Kaiser Family Foundation). [TABLES] See other FAST FACTS at http://www.ebri.org/publications/facts/index.cfm?fa=fastfacts ______________________________ This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service. **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: Economix: Who Receives Sick Leave?
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS | November 03, 2009 Economix: Who Receives Sick Leave? By Steven Greenhouse Concerns about the spread of H1N1 are drawing attention to the fact that many workers do not receive sick leave benefits. Here's a look at which workers are least likely to be able to stay home from work. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/who-receives-sick-leave/?emc=e… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: NFL Commissioner Seeks Change in Labor Law
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. U.S. / POLITICS | November 03, 2009 NFL Commissioner Seeks Change in Labor Law By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Frustrated by court decisions that blocked the suspension of two football players who tested positive for banned substances, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is asking Congress for help. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/03/us/politics/AP-US-Congress-NFL-S… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Proposal Aims to Ease Unionizing at Airlines and Railroads
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS | November 03, 2009 Proposal Aims to Ease Unionizing at Airlines and Railroads By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An altered rule would recognize a union if a majority of those voting favored organizing rather than a majority of an entire work group. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/business/03union.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Johnson & Johnson Plans Cuts and a $1.3 Billion Charge
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS | November 04, 2009 Johnson & Johnson Plans Cuts and a $1.3 Billion Charge By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The company said that it would trim layers of management, cut jobs, and make other restructuring moves in order to save up to $900 million next year. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/business/04drug.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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