NEWS: CLASS Act stays in health care reform, and estimate of the Congressional health care reform legislative calendar

Easter Seals sent out a notice today announcing that the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act has been retained in the current U.S. Senate health reform bill [HR3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act] ,

and gave an estimate of where the health reform calendar might be going in the next month or so,

"Looking Ahead to 2010

The Senate will continue to debate various details of its health care legislation through the next two weeks. After a final vote, a House and Senate committee will then work out any differences between their bills

House:
HR3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act
Senate:
HR3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

and the committee bill will return for floor votes in both chambers.

A final agreement could be sent to the President as early as January 2010."

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