Health care bill would expand subsidies and require coverage
The House passed a historic health reform bill creating federal subsidies for the uninsured, requiring large employers to offer coverage, and banning pre-existing condition denials and gender or history based rate hikes. It ends insurers antitrust exemptions, aiming for 96 percent insured by 2019, amid partisan debate and White House backing.
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House bill would overhaul health care nationwide
The measure, passed 220 to 215 with one Republican vote, would bar insurers from denying coverage for pre existing conditions and from imposing lifetime limits. It creates a government option, builds exchanges, and requires broad coverage starting 2013 with extended dependent eligibility to 27. It provides subsidies for low and middle income families, expands Medicaid, imposes a 5.4 percent income surcharge above thresholds and penalties for non compliance.
Holiday airfare climbs as airlines add surcharges
Airfares near Christmas and New Year rise as big airlines add 20 dollars per leg on peak travel days. Fares from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale surged past 500 dollars, with Thanksgiving averages at 351 and Christmas around 370. Experts note scarce frequent flyer seats, rising baggage fees, and timing tricks to snag cheaper tickets while overall congestion improves.
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House coalition bars federal funding for abortion
A bipartisan House group voted to prohibit abortion coverage in a proposed government run health plan, with 64 Democrats joining 176 Republicans. The measure bans federal subsidies for plans with abortion coverage, allowing exceptions for rape, incest, or threat to the mother’s life, and blocks subsidized plans from covering abortion.
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