Health care reform bill 101: what the bill means to you

By Peter Grier, Staff writer / March 22, 2010
Washington -----CSMonitor.com
The House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill Sunday night with a 219-to-212 vote. With the Senate already having passed the bill on Christmas Eve, it now stands ready for President Obama to sign into law, perhaps as early as Tuesday.
Many challenges remain, though. Attorneys general in 12 states have said they will challenges the constitutionality of the health care bill. Moreover, Democrats still want to make changes to the final bill after the fact.
The House has already passed this package of fixes – which would rein on some of the special deals made with Senators last year. Now the Senate must pass the same package of fixes before Mr. Obama can sign them into law. To do that the Senate will have to turn to the contentious and time-consuming process of reconciliation.
But the outlines of the bill are now clear. Here is the Monitor's comprehensive look at what is in the health care bill and how it might affect you.
Health Care Reform Bill 101:
Introduction: What the bill means to you
Part 1: Who must buy insurance?
Part 2: Who gets subsidized insurance?
Part 3: What's a health 'exchange'?
Part 4: How long will reform take?
Part 5: Who will pay for reform?
Part 6: What will it mean for business?
Part 7: What does it mean for kids and families?

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