Now that the push for health care reform is 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 – 9/29/09:

It seems the public option, that key component in the health care debate thus far, is not dead after all. Throughout the August recess, the media and word around the town halls made it sound like the public option was close to being dead and buried. But a combination of key Democratic senators fighting to include the public option and increased support from Americans in September has brought the public option back to life. Today Senators Schumer ( D-NY) and Rockefeller (D-WV) will put forth an amendment to include the public option in the reform bill being debated in the Senate Finance Committee.

Senate Democrats plan to force vote on public option

Two members of the Senate Finance Committee plan to put their Democratic colleagues on the spot on Tuesday by offering amendments on whether to give uninsured Americans the opportunity to join a government insurance program.

Public option may have new life

The public option limped out of August, battered and left to die in the Senate. But its supporters are working hard this week to bring it back, against the odds, with a series of high-profile votes in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll—September 2009

The September Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that public support for health reform ended its summer slide, reversed course and moved modestly upwards in September.

More Americans Believe In UFOs Than Oppose A Public Option

More Americans believe in UFOs (34%) than oppose a public option (26%). The debate is over.