New health care proposal has key nonprofit provisions 9/16/09

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D,Mont.) today introduced the “America's Healthy Future Act,” his long-awaited health care reform legislation. The Finance Committee will meet to begin voting on this proposal next week. Included in the bill are provisions for nonprofit consumer owned and operated health care plans as well as requirements for nonprofit hospitals “to conduct a community health needs assessment at least once every three years and adopt an implementation strategy to meet the community needs.” Details: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/09/16/103810.htm.