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Light touch - the sense that lets musicians find the right notes on a keyboard, a seamstress revel in the feel of cool silk, the artisan feel a curve in material and the blind read Braille - truly depends on the activity of Merkel cells usually found in crescent-shaped clusters in the skin, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and colleagues in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Science.
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Sen. Kennedy Circulates Draft Of Health Reform Legislation
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) is circulating an outline of health care overhaul legislation that includes a requirement that all individuals obtain coverage and requires contributions from employers, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, the legislation "closely resembles" the Massachusetts health insurance law enacted in 2006, the Post reports. According to the draft summary, the bill calls for a public, government-sponsored health insurance option that would compete with private insurers. The measure also would expand Medicaid eligibility, according to the Post. Kennedy spokesperson Anthony Coley said that the outline is not yet finalized. He said, "We are still actively negotiating with members" of the Senate HELP Committee. According to a top White House official, Kennedy is expected to introduce his measure on Monday. A timetable released by Kennedy"s office calls for Senate HELP Committee Democrats to meet June 2 (Connolly, Washington Post, 5/29). A bipartisan walk-through of Kennedy"s bill is scheduled for June 5 and June 9. Hearings on the bill would then take place on June 10 or June 11. The mark up of the bill is scheduled from June 16 through June 25 (Bogardus, The Hill, 5/28). If Kennedy holds to the schedule, he will be ahead of other congressional Democrats, including Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.), on proposing overhaul legislation (Washington Post, 5/29). Coley said, "These are target dates that are not set in stone." Although Senate Democrats are hoping to pass health care reform legislation before the August recess, several senators have questioned whether that timeline is feasible (The Hill, 5/28). Reform Supporters Call For Removal of Ad
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U.S. House Health Reform Bill Would Add Tens Of Millions To Health Coverage

Health reform legislation moving through the U.S. House of Representatives would reverse the continued and growing loss of health coverage by American families and would give millions of Americans the security of stable, quality, affordable coverage, according to a report released today by the consumer health organization Families USA. Titled "Coverage for America: We All Stand to Gain," and based on legislative analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the report says that the House bill would add health coverage for 23 million people in 2013, the first year of implementation, and 37 million by 2019, the last year for which the CBO provided data. The Families USA report goes beyond CBO national figures, however, by providing state-by-state estimates of the increases in the number of people with health coverage in the key years 2013 and 2019. Under the House bill, every state will see a significant increase in the number of people with health coverage. The five states projected to have the largest gains in coverage are, in descending order: - California: 5,337,000 by 2019; - Texas: 4,647,000 by 2019; - Florida: 2,982,000 by 2019; - New York: 2,069,000 by 2019; and - Illinois: 1,387,000 by 2019. "The House health reform bill offers peace of mind to families across the country by guaranteeing affordable health coverage and care for virtually all Americans," said Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA. "The House bill accomplishes this in several ways," Pollack said. "First, it stops insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing health conditions. "Second, it offers substantial, sliding-scale subsidies so people can afford health coverage. Third, it limits the out-of-pocket costs families pay when a loved one gets sick. And fourth, it strengthens the safety net for our most economically vulnerable families. "By extending and protecting health coverage," he said, "it will lower health premiums for those people who currently have insurance. It will do so by reducing the so-called "hidden health tax" that gets tacked on to insurance premiums to pay for the care received by the uninsured-a hidden surcharge that averaged $1,017 for family coverage in 2008." Families USA


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