Home stretch for health care reform bill

Last Tuesday, President Obama signed a bill into law that will finally reform the nation's $2.5 trillion healthcare system, still awaiting Senate to sift through a mound of revisions also approved by the House on last Sunday evening. What is the next step? As soon as President Obama signs the b...

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Published inLa Prensa Vol. 21; no. 38
Main Author Hernandez, Johnny
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Antonio, Tex La Prensa San Antonio 28.03.2010
Subjects
Health care policy
Obama, Barack
Political behavior
Presidents
Reforms
United States > US
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Summary:Last Tuesday, President Obama signed a bill into law that will finally reform the nation's $2.5 trillion healthcare system, still awaiting Senate to sift through a mound of revisions also approved by the House on last Sunday evening. What is the next step? As soon as President Obama signs the broader legislation, the Senate will begin working on the House-passed revisions for a final signing of the main bill by the president. By 2020, senior citizens can say goodbye to the Medicare prescription drug program known as the "doughnut hole" whose gaps have limited their ability to afford medications in the past.