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<blockquote data-quote="roadrunner2012" data-source="post: 1219066" data-attributes="member: 40736">No, it was called &#039;HEART&#039;.In November, 1993, Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I., introduced what was&nbsp; considered to be one of the main Republican health overhaul proposals:&nbsp; &quot;A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the&nbsp; United States.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Titled the &quot;Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993,&quot;&nbsp; it had 21 co-sponsors, including two Democrats (Sens. Boren and&nbsp; Kerrey). The bill, which was not debated or voted upon, was an&nbsp; alternative to President Bill Clinton&#039;s plan.&nbsp; It bears similarity to&nbsp; the Democratic bill passed by the Senate Dec. 24, 2009, the <a href="http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/managers-amendment.pdf" target="_blank">Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act</a>.<a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/February/23/GOP-1993-health-reform-bill.aspx" target="_blank">Summary Of A 1993 Republican Health Reform Plan - Kaiser Health News</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="roadrunner2012, post: 1219066, member: 40736"] No, it was called 'HEART'. In November, 1993, Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I., introduced what was considered to be one of the main Republican health overhaul proposals: "A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States." Titled the "Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993," it had 21 co-sponsors, including two Democrats (Sens. Boren and Kerrey). The bill, which was not debated or voted upon, was an alternative to President Bill Clinton's plan. It bears similarity to the Democratic bill passed by the Senate Dec. 24, 2009, the [URL="http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/managers-amendment.pdf"]Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act[/URL]. [url=http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/February/23/GOP-1993-health-reform-bill.aspx]Summary Of A 1993 Republican Health Reform Plan - Kaiser Health News[/url] [/QUOTE]

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