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Baucus Says Health Reform Bill Now Under $1 Trillion
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 25, 2009
It is unclear how the cost reductions from previous estimates would be achieved, but some said that increasing taxes on employers and employees for health benefits is still on the table.
Another measure would be one that would limit the ability of taxpayers to deduct healthcare expenses over a certain amount of adjusted gross income.
Hospitals are also being asked to accept a number of reductions in reimbursement payments from government payers.
Cheryl Clark is a senior editor and California correspondent for HealthLeaders Media Online. She can be reached at cclark@healthleadersmedia.com. Follow Cheryl Clark on Twitter.
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