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Members of a joint health care reform committee composed of personnel from UNMC, UNMC Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center comment below on the health care bill passed Sunday night by the U.S. House of Representatives. <\/p>\n

The bill stands to extend coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans and reform the private insurance market. <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>A bill to make a series of improvements on the passed bill will be sent to the U.S. Senate for approval as early as today. If the improvements are approved in the Senate, the bill could be signed into law before congress recesses on Friday. <\/p>\n

“The House’s epical reform is a magnificent start, far-reaching yet incomplete, on providing affordable access to health care to nearly all Americans. The costs of continued failure are simply intolerable. A reshaped insurance market should become more competitive, eliminate hurtful exclusions, help small businesses cover employees and yet protect Medicare. The public must be patient while reform’s measures kick in. Citizens of all ages stand to benefit.” — John Benson, M.D., professor of internal medicine and chairman of the UNMC health care reform committee.<\/B><\/p>\n

“The recent and ongoing events in Washington make it clear that the playing field upon which health care is administered is going to be greatly changed. I am confident that the stakeholders of health care will adopt and adapt to the provisions of the health care legislation and continue to make America a great place to receive and practice health care.” — James Gigantelli, M.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and otololaryngology. <\/B><\/p>\n

“A number of provisions in the bill will benefit academic medical centers. The bill reauthorizes Title VII Health Professions Programs for primary care physicians, dentists and allied health professionals such as physician assistants — and the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development program, which provides important funding to help train more physicians and nurses to address the workforce shortages.” – Mark Bowen, director of UNMC Government Relations specialist<\/B> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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