America's Healthy Future Act

The America's Healthy Future Act (S. 1796) was a bill proposed by Democratic Senator Max Baucus of Montana, who chaired the Senate Finance Committee, on September 16, 2009.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is also colloquially known as the Baucus Health Bill,^[4] the Baucus Health Plan,^[5] or BaucusCare.^[6] Baucus initially publicly released a 223-page summary of the proposal.^[2] It started going through the Senate mark-up process on September 22.^[7] That amendment process finished Oct. 2, and was passed by the Finance Committee on October 13 by a 14 to 9 vote,.^[8]^[9] An October CBO report stated that enacting the proposal would, on net, end up reducing the federal deficit by $81 billion over the 2010–2019 period.^[10]

^ Colliver, Victoria (September 16, 2009). "The Baucus bill: whither the public option?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Wingfield, Brian (September 16, 2009). "A Baucus Bill FAQ". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
^ "Chairman's Mark: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009" (PDF). United States Senate Finance Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference primer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Pear, Robert; Herszenhorn, David M (September 16, 2009). "Baucus Offers Health Plan but Lacks G.O.P. Support". The New York Times.
^ "The Perils of BaucusCare". The Wall Street Journal. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
^ "Opening Statement of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)". The Washington Post. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference Snowe-aids was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference the-record was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "CBO Letter to Hon. Max Baucus" (PDF). October 7, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

[victoria-1] Colliver, Victoria (September 16, 2009). "The Baucus bill: whither the public option?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

[FAQ-2] Wingfield, Brian (September 16, 2009). "A Baucus Bill FAQ". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

[3] "Chairman's Mark: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009" (PDF). United States Senate Finance Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

[primer-4] Cite error: The named reference primer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Pear, Robert; Herszenhorn, David M (September 16, 2009). "Baucus Offers Health Plan but Lacks G.O.P. Support". The New York Times.

[WSJ-6] "The Perils of BaucusCare". The Wall Street Journal. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

[snowe-7] "Opening Statement of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)". The Washington Post. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

[Snowe-aids-8] Cite error: The named reference Snowe-aids was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[the-record-9] Cite error: The named reference the-record was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[CBO-Oct7-10] "CBO Letter to Hon. Max Baucus" (PDF). October 7, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

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