In response to the controversial health reform legislation H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which narrowly passed the House on Saturday, November 7 by a vote of 220 to 215, CHT Founder Newt Gingrich discusses Title 1, Section 101, subsection (h)(2), found on pages 25-26 of the bill. The provision applies in a situation of insufficient funds for high risk individuals and reads:

If the Secretary estimates for any fiscal year that the aggregate amounts available for payment of expenses of the high-risk pool will be less than the amount of the expenses, the Secretary shall make such adjustments as are necessary to eliminate such deficit, including reducing benefits, increasing premiums, or establishing waiting lists. (less info)