At an estimated $87 billion, the measure would expand health insurance coverage to about currently without it,create new private insurance marketplaces, And,like the slightly more expensive measure passed by the House of Representatives, it would end a practice by private insurance companies of denying coverage to individuals with existing health problems.
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In April, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a section of which removes regulations that previously made illegal the practice of privatecompanies turning to crowdfunding to solicit investments from the general public.
Other questions focused on ensuring private health insurance companies abide by industry codes of practice, membership of the European Defence Agency, and effects of spending cuts on public health.