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How the new health care bill works – understanding what 2,000 pages actually mean to all of us

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[This article is updated (3/22/2010) in this post]

The House of Representatives passed its health care reform bill on Saturday night. It is close to 2,000 pages long (you can read the text of HR 3962 here) – but what does it actually mean? Here are several interpretations:

1) Quickly summarizes ten key points – Key Provisions of the House Health Care Bill (CBS news)

2) Parsing the House Health Bill (WSJ)

3) Health insurance reform flow chart

4) House Health Reform Bill Expands Coverage and Lowers Health Cost Growth, While Reducing Deficits

5) Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?

6) Kucinich: Why I Voted NO

7) Why Congress’ Health Care Bills Are Better Than You Think

 
 

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