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Action News and WXYZ.com are your sources for comprehensive coverage of America's Health Care Debate. We've launched this in-depth initiative because this is an issue that has the potential to affect each one of us. We're cutting through the rhetoric to get to the truth.

Action News is Clearing the Air on Health Care

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Clearing the Air on Health Care
Stage is Set for Historic Health Care Debate
Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.
Health Bill Unacceptable to Many in Senate
Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul. Video Watch Video
Health Care Bill Heads To Senate
In a special Saturday session the House voted to pass the current health care reform bill. INSIDE: Tom Wait Speaks With Michigan Leaders Video Watch Video
Can I Keep My Coverage?
Our legislators have nearly 2,000 pages of reading ahead of them. That's the length of the final House plan for health care reform. But what most people want to know can be answered in just one word. They're asking, "Can I Keep My Coverage?" Video Watch Video
Will Health Care Be Rationed?
Most Americans are satisfied with their health care coverage. So one of the things they worry about is whether reform will cause their health care to be rationed. Video Watch Video
House Democrats Unveil Health Care Bill
Their work swiftly heralded by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, to impose sweeping new restrictions on private insurers, and create a government-run insurance option for cost-conscious consumers.
Examining Canadian Health Care
As Americans debate health care reform, many people are looking to Canada as an example of what should--or perhaps should not--be considered. Stephen Clark crossed the river to help Clear The Air on Health Care. Video Watch Video
Will Reform Help or Hurt Small Businesses?
Some small business owners say health care reform will help them and their employees. Others say new regulations could put them out of business. Stephen Clark looks at the issues and Clears The Air on Health Care. Video Watch Video
How Do We Cover The Uninsured?
There are millions of Americans who have jobs, but cannot afford health insurance. In many cases, they use the emergency room for primary care. Will health care reform cover these people? If so, who will pay for it?
INSIDE: Watch Stephen Clark's Report Video Watch Video
Clearing The Air On Health Care
Health Care Reform is one of the most important issues of our time. It is also one of the most confusing. So Action News is committed to Clearing The Air on Health Care. INSIDE: Watch Part 1 of The Series Video Watch Video
Clearing the Air on Health Care
It’s the issue that is dividing America. Health care reform is the most hotly debated, contested and misunderstood initiative in decades and it affects every one of us. In a series of 11pm special reports starting Sunday, October 25 through Friday, Oct, 30, Channel 7’s Stephen Clark will help clear the clutter on health care reform. Video Watch Video
Where You Live Affects Your Health
A new examination of health care in America shows that where you live affects the cost and quality of your care. And for all of us here in Michigan, we should be taking notice.
INSIDE: Watch Carolyn Clifford's Report

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Consumers Union Supports Health Care Reform
For the first time in its history, the publishers of Consumer Reports Magazine have produced a TV commercial promoting a political issue.
The Cost of No Reform
According to a new report by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute 1.6 million people could be uninsured in MIchigan by 2019 and the average person could see health care costs rise by 62 percent.
Health Reform Town Hall Sparks Debate
The health care debate that has sparked passionate responses on both sides of the issue led to a packed town hall Tuesday night in Rochester Hills.
INSIDE: Watch Michael Rosenfield's Report Video Watch Video
Protesters Vent at Romulus Health Forum
Democratic lawmakers are on the defensive across the country, as they hold public forums in their home states to talk about health care reform. One such forum was held Thursday night in Romulus.
INSIDE: Watch Michael Rosenfield's Report Video Watch Video
How Will Health Care Reform Play Out?
A woman who has a vested interest in health care reforms watched President Obama's news conference intently, and Action News was there to get her reactions.
INSIDE: Watch Glenda Lewis's Report  Video Watch Video


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Health Care Reform Links
House Bill 3200 (introduced by Rep John Dingell)

Senate Bill 1796 (introduced by Max Baucus)

Senate Bill 1679 (introduced by Tom Harkin)

Senate Bill (introduced by Edward Kennedy)

Legislation introduced this year on Health Care Issues

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