Senate Finance Committee leaders release first of three health reform policy papers

The first of three planned policy papers on health care reform options has been released by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-MT, and ranking GOP Sen. Charles Grassley, R-IA. The paper focuses on transforming the health care delivery system, including Medicare quality improvement and payment reforms. Topics addressed include Medicare Advantage payment reforms and a comparative effectiveness research institute funded in part by a private health insurance tax. The committee will discuss this paper, as well as future papers on increasing coverage and financing health reform, in closed-door sessions.   (Select News, 30 Apr 2009)

• Full text of Senate Finance Committee's policy options paper (29 Apr 2009)
• Full text of Baucus-Grassley press release (28 Apr 2009)

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