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House Democrats this afternoon unveiled a 1,018-page healthcare overhaul bill, with Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel, D-NY, announcing that his committee will begin marking up its portion on Thursday morning, CongressDailyPM reports. (subscription)

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As the bill was being unveiled, 31 business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the National Association of Manufacturers, wrote a joint letter to House members raising points of opposition to the legislation. Many of the groups who signed onto the letter have been publicly quiet, until now, on the healthcare reform debate. They include the International Dairy Foods Association and the National Association of Home Builders.

"We felt it was important to draw the line" with the letter, said James Gelfand, senior manager of health policy at the U.S. Chamber.

Two of the key points in the letter are opposition to a mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage and opposition to the creation of a public plan option.

"We believe that some of the approaches under considering in the House legislation would not improve the system, but in fact would jeopardize the parts of the system that currently work," the letter says.

The question now is how aggressive will these groups be in expressing their opposition? Will they run "Harry and Louise" type ads, like those that were funded by the health insurance industry 15 years ago, that many believe turned public opinion against President Clinton's health care reform efforts?

Gelfand says no, for now. He expects business groups to keep their powder dry until they see what the Senate Finance Committee produces. That committee's chairman, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. has been working closely with ranking chair Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to produce a bipartisan bill that would likely address many of the concerns business groups are raising. That legislation is expected to be unveiled later this week, though the deadline has shifted in prior weeks and could shift again.

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