National Commission on Health Care Act

Summary

National Commission on Health Care Act - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Health Care to conduct a study that investigates: (1) problems within the sphere of health care; (2) the rising costs of health care; (3) the impact of such rising costs on American businesses; (4) the provision of health care by state and local health care agencies; (5) the effects of increases in insurance premiums on health care coverage for businesses; (6) the private health insurance industry; (7) public health programs; (8) innovations and reforms necessary to increase the provision of affordable, quality health care to all Americans; (9) the role of congressional oversight and resource allocation; and (10) other relevant areas of the public and private sectors. Directs the Commission to identify, review, evaluate, and report on the lessons learned from past legislative structuring of health care, coordination, management policies, and procedures of the federal government and, when appropriate, state and local governments and nongovernmental entities relative to administering, representing, implementing, and receiving health care .

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Timeline

1. 14 November 2005

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 November 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 14 November 2005 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 November 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 November 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 November 2005

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Sponsors

• Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
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