Health Care Reform: Senate Passes Bill – Details and Differences between House and Senate Versions

This morning along party lines the Senate Democrats passed their version of health reform.  Now this goes to a conference committee to merge the house and senate bills.  The Senate bill is actually a substitute amendment to an existing bill passed by the house, so the leverage in the house will be much less than it would have been if they had passed a straight senate bill.  This is the first time since 1896 that the Senate has met on Christmas Eve.

Next week begins negotiations with the house, with such a tight vote in the Senate it is unlikely that there will be many changes made to the Senate version.

Links to what the Senators actually voted for:

Senate Bill

Managers Amendment

CBO Score of the Mangers Amendment

Healthcare Leadership Council comparisons of house and senate versions including manager’s amendment

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