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• Your County and the ACA
• Testimony on Texas HHSC LAR
• Choices and Challenges: How Texas County Uninsured Rates Will Drop Under Health Care Reform

The Kassebaum -Kennedy Health Insurance Act: What Would It Do?

The U.S. Senate and House have passed different versions of an insurance bill under the same number,H.R. 3103.The bills do not address the problem of affordability, which is the primary barrier preventing 4.5 million Texans -- over 26% of the population under age 65 -- from getting health coverage. These uninsured Texans do not qualify for Medicaid. The bills would create market reforms designed to ensure that Americans who can afford average-priced health insurance do not lose their coverage or face permanentlimits on coverage when they change jobs.