I think Congress impressively combined nearly every science-based and cost-effective approach to “re–form” health including those in 18 bills introduced this year. The combination uses systems thinking, addresses determinants of health. It will help us meet the Constitution’s goal of promoting health, happiness, prosperity and well-being. It will re-form health insurance and care, and create a national prevention and wellness strategy to reduce health care spending and preventable illness.

A problem is being self-sufficient and getting our own facts. We need an easy way to read the documents and make sense of the parts. This page lets you see major and minor sections and a summary. Then you click and go to actual text and details which you’re interested.

Congress will do the next steps to make the bill that will become law this fall. Congress’ Congressional Research Services (CRS) states that “talk of what’s in the major House bill has been dominating the news and political blogs. Unfortunately, the public discourse about health care reform has been harmed by false claims, scare tactics, and lies.”

2 Ways to Make it EASIER to Find and Read

4 Organization Charts (image at top right is the first) listing major sections (Divisions) and sub-sections (Titles, Subtitles). It has permalinks that, when clicked, will take you to actual official text at the CRS version.

CRS HR 3200 6 Page SUMMARY to find HR 3200 text providing detail for the summarized text. It also has permalinks to the CRS version.

What Makes It Hard to Read?

The 1,017 page version of the bill is very confusing and difficult to read. The outline format with only about 160 words per page, double spaced, 14 pt font make is difficult to read. Click image to go to page 143.