Another step forward in the health reform process — the House of Representatives put forward its health reform proposal today:
House Democrats on Thursday unveiled an $894 billion package to remake the health care system, and celebrated by holding an outdoor rally at the Capitol where they asserted that tens of millions of Americans would soon gain affordable insurance.
The 1,990-page measure, which was months in the making, would broadly expand Medicaid, the state-federal insurance program for the poor, by offering subsidies to moderate-income Americans to buy insurance either from private carriers or a new government-run plan.
“It is with great pride and with great humility that we come before you to follow in the footsteps of those who gave our country Social Security and then Medicare — and now universal, quality, affordable health care for all Americans,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a crowd of several hundred people.
Our UFCW brothers and sisters were at the rally and got some great pictures. Here’s a slideshow of them:
If you want to know the nitty-gritty details of the House proposal, the Education and Labor Committee’s Web site has everything you need, right down to the complete text of their version of the bill.