On June 19, at 1:00 p.m. EST, the Chairmen of the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees held a press conference to unveil their discussion draft for health care reform.  The three panels with jurisdiction over health policy in the House have been working together as one committee to develop a single bill that fulfills President Obama's goals of reducing health care costs, protecting and increasing consumers' choices, and guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

Documents

• Health Care Reform Discussion Draft Full Bill Text
• Health Care Reform Discussion Draft Summary
• What's in the Health Care Reform Bill for You?
• Public Health Insurance Option
• Why Americans Need Health Reform
• Addressing Health and Health Care Disparities
• The Health Insurance Exchange
• Shared Responsibility
• Making Coverage Affordable
• Guaranteed Benefits
• Cost of Inaction
• Delivery System Reform
• Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
• Maintaining and Improving Medicaid
• Strengthening Medicare
• Myths vs. Fact
• Preventing Disease/Improving the Public's Health
• Meeting Health Care Needs of Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities
• Meeting Women's Health Care Needs
• Strengthening the Nation's Health Workforce

WHAT: House Democratic Chairman Unveil Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Care Reform

WHO:

Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Chairman, Ways and Means Committee

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Chairman, Energy and Commerce Committee

Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chairman, Education and Labor Committee

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), Chairman emeritus, Energy and Commerce Committee

Rep. Pete Stark, (D-CA), Chairman, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chairman, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Chairman, House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions

WHEN & WHERE:

1:00 pm eastern

House Radio-TV Gallery

H-321 U.S. Capitol