Key details of Democrats' health overhaul bill
The Associated Press
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Published: November 7, 2009
The House health care bill passed Saturday would:
—Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.
—Expand health care coverage to 36 million more people over the next decade.
—Require employers with payrolls above $500,000 to provide insurance to their employees or pay a fine.
—Prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions.
—End premium disparities between men and women.
—Impose a 5.4 percent income tax surcharge on income above $500,000 annually for individuals and above $1 million annually for households.
—Establish a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers beginning in 2013.
—Cost $1.2 billion over 10 years.
—Cut Medicare spending by more than $400 billion over 10 years.
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