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Newsletter
National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA NET August 2010Washington, DC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE |
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Washington, DC LEGISLATIVE UPDATENHMA supportsthe increase in funding for public health funding to Congressional appropriators this month. NHMA supports the Child Nutrition Act of 2010 to expand Federal nutrition programs. |
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President Obama Signs Historic Health Care Reform LegislationOn March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A week later, he signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. The new law will cover 32 million uninsured ------Hispanics who now are estimated to have over 15 million uninsured are nearly half of the target for this new law ---- |
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National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA NET March/April 2010
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National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA NET February 2010
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National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA-NET JANUARY 2010Washington DCSENATE PASSES HISTORIC HEALTH REFORM BUT LEAVES OUT SOME HISPANICSOn January 5, 2010, it was announced that the House and Senate Leadership will negotiate and develop a Compromise Health Care Reform Bill advancing the policy to a vote by both houses of Congress, anticipated this month or early February. WE URGE YOU TO GO TO www.nhmamd.org and send in your letter voicing your input to your Congressman and Senators for this historic process. |
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National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA Net December 2009 Washington DCHealth Care Reform Legislation Passed in the Congress and Debate over Senate Legislation Starts
On Saturday, November 21, sixty Senators voted to move forward with the debate on health reform. Health reform is expected to be on the Senate's agenda for several weeks. To date, over ninety amendments to the Senate bill have been proposed as floor debate continues. Supporters of the bill are working to ensure that at least sixty Senators will support the bill as amended on the Senate floor. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently stated that they are still working to ensure there are enough votes to pass the health reform bill after the amendments are considered. President Obama visited Capitol Hill on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6, to discuss the need for health reform with key democratic Senators.
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NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NHMA NET November 2009 Washington, DC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE On Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives approved sweeping health care reform legislation that was historic, with a vote of 220 - 215. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and Representative Henry Waxman, Representative Rangel, and Representative Miller came together to introduce their bill, "Affordable Health Care for America Act" (H.R. 3962) that is a great start to making health care more affordable and accessible to all Americans.
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National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA NET October 2009 Washington DC
Senate Finance Committee, the last of the Congressional committees to debate health care reform, reviews 300 amendments last 2 weeks – some highlights of negative impact amendments on Hispanic health include the “over-rider” for small businesses not to have to provide insurance to low income; the encouragement of employers to create and expand programs that tie a portion of workers' health insurance premiums to their willingness to change unhealthy behaviors. But there's growing concern that some of those programs represent a new way to discriminate against those in less than perfect health. [NPR, 10/7/2009]; the verification of identification; and the continuation of the 5 year ban for documented immigrants.
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National Hispanic Medical Association NHMA NET September 2009 |
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