The current version of health care reform legislation is so roiled in controversy that it’s not clear it will be passed any time soon. However, if it is passed, one of its most controversial aspects – mandatory purchase of health insurance – will become law. For many people, this new requirement is considered to be [...]

Democratic Senators had been working diligently to sculpt a health bill that they thought would please enough of the nation to justify being passed. And even though it wasn’t satisfactory to Republicans, it didn’t matter because Democrats carried 60 seats – enough to overcome a Republican filibuster. That is, until Tuesday, when a shocking event [...]

In what Democrats are declaring a historic vote, the Senate voted 60-39 in favor of a health care reform bill that will radically change the nation’s $2.5 trillion health care industry.  Now with both chambers having passed their respective versions, it will be up to a committee to reconcile the differences in what may be [...]

Health care is getting more expensive each year, and there doesn’t seem to be any relief in sight. That does not mean that you should stop trying to save on health insurance costs however. Read all post…

Finally after weeks in the offing, Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed her newest health care reform bill. The Pelosi plan is composed of 1,900 pages, so that is 648 pages longer than that of Sec. Hillary Clinton and it costs $1.055 trillion dollars. The plan might work for some and so we don’t want to pass [...]

Late Saturday night, the House of Representatives narrowly approved the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote of 220-215, a much closer margin than was thought, considering the overwhelming majority Democrats hold. Read all post…