Now that Congress is back and in full swing, and the push for health care reform will be moving fast and furiously, I thought it’d be helpful to have some quick daily or semi-daily updates on what’s happening on the Hill.

Health on the Hill will feature news links that should help you keep track of the reform debate and get to the meat of the issue. Enjoy!

Today’s Updates – 9/22/09:

Today the Senate Finance Committee will begin marking up its  health care reform bill. The mark-up, which will include voting on amendments proposed to the bill (there have been about 500 amendments proposed thus far) is expected to last until the end of the week.  Let’s hope the amendments focus on re-instating the public option and making coverage more affordable, rather than amendments that simply benefit the health industry, like those that Senator Grassley has proposed. Also, we take a look at the new Census data and how the majority of the uninsured live in congressional districts represented by Republicans and conservative Democrats – two groups that, for the most part, have been trying their best to block health care reform.

Senate Finance Committee Begins Hashing Out Baucus Bill

The health-care sausage-making goes public today as the Senate Finance Committee meets to mark up the overhaul bill put together by Chairman Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat.

Senate Finance Opens Hearing On Baucus Health Care Bill

On Capitol Hill right now, the Senate Finance Committee has begun its “mark-up” of Chairman Max Baucus’ version of an overhaul of the nation’s health care system. C-SPAN.org is streaming the hearing here..

Who’s Representing The Uninsured On Capitol Hill?

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 17 percent of Americans under age 65 now go without health insurance. And of the 100 congressional districts with the highest uninsured rates, 53 are represented either by Republican lawmakers — who are fighting the Obama administration’s attempt to overhaul the health care system — or by Blue Dog Democrats — conservative Democrats who have slowed down and diluted the overhaul proposals.