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_, Feb 25 -

Here is a list of new boards, bureaucracies, and programs created in the 2,733 page Senate health care bill, which serves as the framework for President Obama’s health proposal:

1.        Grant program for consumer assistance offices (Section 1002, p. 37)

2.        Grant program for states to monitor premium increases (Section 1003, p. 42)

3.        Committee to review administrative simplification standards (Section 1104, p. 71)

4.        Demonstration program for state wellness programs (Section 1201, p. 93)

5.        Grant program to establish state Exchanges (Section 1311(a), p. 130)

6.        State American Health Benefit Exchanges (Section 1311(b), p. 131)

7.        Exchange grants to establish consumer navigator programs (Section 1311(i), p. 150)

8.        Grant program for state cooperatives (Section 1322, p. 169)

9.        Advisory board for state cooperatives (Section 1322(b)(3), p. 173)

10.     Private purchasing council for state cooperatives (Section 1322(d), p. 177)

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