The bill will now go to a House-Senate conference committee to reconcile HR 3590 and the House-passed bill, HR 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act, the bill passed in the U.S. House on November 7, 2009. It is anticipated that informal discussions will commence during the holidays prior to the reconvening of the House on January 12, and the Senate on January 19, with an eye to reaching a compromise that can pass both houses of the U.S. Congress and be favorable to President Barack Obama's signature prior to the annual State of the Union address.
For further reading and past blogposts:
Senate approves health care reform bill
CNN
By Alan Silverleib, CNN
December 24, 2009 1:01 p.m. EST
Senate Says Yes To Landmark Health Bill
National Public Radio
by Scott Hensley
December 24, 2009
Next Step: Getting A Health Bill To Obama's Desk
National Public Radio
by Kevin Whitelaw
December 24, 2009
Newsmaker: Obama on Health Reform Politics, Copenhagen Climate Outcome
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW AIR DATE: Dec. 23, 2009
PBS Newshour
also mp3 and transcript
Monday, December 21, 2009
Practitioner Issues in Behavior Analysis SIG Blog
NEWS: U.S. Senate health care bill HR 3590 passes crucial hurdle; passage in Senate expected by December 25
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Practitioner Issues in Behavior Analysis SIG Blog
NEWS: CLASS Act stays in health care reform, and estimate of the Congressional health care reform legislative calendar
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