Since it was unveiled last Thursday by House leadership, Indiana Ninth District Congressman Baron Hill (D-Seymour) has been reviewing the House version of the health care bill.

Hill said in a statement on Monday that he already has good knowledge of what the bill contains because he sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which passed one of the three bills that were merged into the current legislation.

"I certainly intend to go through this bill line-by-line," said Hill. "Over the weekend, I did an initial read through of the bill, focusing heavily on the new language."

The southeast Indiana congressman says he currently has mixed feelings with the reform bill's contents.

"I'm pleased that important provisions I helped craft during the Energy and Commerce Committee markup are in this bill, such as bumping up the small business exemption and ensuring that a public plan will negotiate rates directly with providers and compete on a level playing field.  But, I'm also quite troubled by the heavy tax placed on medical device manufacturers -- a large employer in Southern Indiana," he said.

In his statement, Hill encouraged constituents to continue sharing their thoughts and concerns by calling or e-mailing his office.

You can read The Affordable Health Care for America Act at http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf.