H.Res. 621: Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without increasing the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for patient-focused care for individuals and families.
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H.Res. 621: Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without increasing the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for patient-focused care for individuals and families.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without increasing the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for patient-focused care for individuals and families.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any health care bill considered by the 111th Congress should incorporate: (1) the ability to receive point-of-service health care in preventative, emergency, and rehabilitative settings in rural and urban areas, including programs to retain health care professionals and find a long-term solution for the sustainable growth rate formula that will accurately reimburse physicians for the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries; (2) refundable tax credits for the purchase of health insurance by low-income recipients, together with tax credits for small businesses; (3) medical liability reform; (4) safe and effective health service with measurable results through health information technology; (5) incentives to encourage wellness, prevention, and smart choices involving health, care, treatment, and health insurance coverage; and (6) the ability to choose the best health care plan and options to meet individual and family needs through portable health insurance and Health Savings Accounts.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without increasing the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for patient-focused care for individuals and families.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres621.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres621 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111