This week in health

Law on health care reform went through the house this week to vote in a partisan. Sunday night, House Democrats passed in the Senate Health Care Reform, sending the legislation to President Obama for his signature. On Tuesday, Obama signed the law is based on the law, but the house has not yet all “solutions” that the ultimate consequences will change the legislation completed.

Negotiations on the reform of health care

House Democrats pass health care reform package: The House passed the Act to reform the health service in the Senate on Sunday night with the votes of 219 to 212th The vote was the final outcome of the debate a year on health reform. In the final vote included all 34 Democrats, the Republicans in the House to vote against the measure. Shortly after the house and a series of “solutions”, by a vote of 220-211, which was sent directly to the Senate for approval by the reconciliation. On Tuesday, Obama signed the law on health care reform bill in the Senate, the law called affordable on the protection of patients and health care. ”

Force Senate Republicans, the bill on the compatibility of the House: Send Shortly after the President signed the Act on the Law of the Senate, Senator began discussions on the reconciliation bill. Minutes of reconciliation limited to 20 hours of Senate debate on the measure, but not the number of changes that may occur. In an expression of opposition to the bill, Republicans 29 amendments to the whole of reconciliation.

After 10 hours, continuing debate the Republicans succeeded on two provisions in the college financial aid elimination of non-medical care of the bill. The Parliamentary Senate decided today that violate these provisions, the first two cameras, sending the legislation to the House for another vote. Sun last week, the Senate adopted the bill on the reconciliation without these two provisions and referred the law in the House for a vote on the final transition. The House vote could come Thursday evening.

What is the reform of legislation on health care Media reform bill extending health insurance for more than 32 million Americans in 2019 such legislation to other far-reaching consequences that will be before allowed, during a period of implementation of many years.

Some features of the proposed health care reform, a new Act come into force in 2010 under the bill approved Sunday the following:

* The need for new products by 6 months after the acquisition, including:
or coverage of dependents up to age 26
Unlimited or lifetime maximum benefit
O and NO cost sharing on preventive care for the insured specific
* Temporary federal high-risk groups;
* Tax credits for small employers and
* Prohibition of pre-existing condition exclusions for children (6 months after adoption).

Most Americans have to pay until 2014 purchase insurance or a fine. Other elements of this law in force until at least 2014 include insurance market “trade” rules require insurance for all candidates to accept whatever pre-existing conditions, and an expansion of government programs Medicaid.

A number of experts question whether the reform actually reduce health insurance premiums. America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Trade Group representing health insurers, describes a number of concerns in regard to legislation, including provisions for the lack of health care costs underlying health, improve the quality of care and ensuring a stable number of risks. AHIP also raised concerns about new taxes on health insurance premiums likely to increase.

Complementary Activities

Decree on the Obama abortion funding: the afternoon of Sunday, before the final vote on the reform of health care in the home, Obama has agreed to an executive agency to enforce the ban on federal funding for abortion. Sun secured more than half a dozen anti-abortion Democrats to vote, Rep. Bart Stupak of (D-MI) led, which is against the law. On Wednesday a decree signed by President Obama to pay on the Prohibition of the Government of the Federal expenditure carried out to measure money for abortions by the proposed plans to the insurance market.

Application deadline States Anti Healthcare Supply Act reform: confronting the health care reform alternative legislation, states across the country have sued the law to ask the courts to declare unconstitutional and to prevent implementation. On Monday, the attorneys general of 13 states placed, led by Florida, an action claimed that the joint health care reform the new government’s attention from the state of rights in the Constitution of the United States and require massive new expenditures violated the state governments in distress. Florida’s accession to the public Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.

At the same time the Attorney General of Virginia has filed a separate process for that to induce the Congress’s power exceeded that people buy health insurance. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued that the new law conflicts with the requirements of the law of Virginia, in which imposes not the liberation of the citizens of the Federal Republic of fines for having health insurance.

Senate votes to COBRA until 5 to extend May: Senate Democrats plan a different location in the short term unemployment benefits this week, resulting in a confrontation with the Republicans, who promised to fight are spread if the cost is not offset by spending cuts of 10 billion U.S. dollars. The law, which currently expires 5th April would extend a number of emergency programs – such as the financing of unemployment benefits and COBRA health for the unemployed – and wait for a deep cut reimbursement rates for doctors serving Medicare patients. The long-term extension has been approved by the House and Senate, but the two measures should not be brought into line and to the Office of the President after the Easter holidays.

Obama heads to Iowa to talk about health care, President Obama heads to Iowa on Thursday to build support for his legislation on health care. This trip was the former President ofWashington Obama’sfirst since the scheme, the signature of health care reform this week. He spoke at the University of Iowa, the town where he announced his proposal for health care during the presidential campaign.

Public opinion

Most Republicans want to fight the American health care reform law: In a recent CBS News poll, 62 percent of Americans believe that the Republican Congress continue to defy the law will, while 33 percent said that it should not. The rejection of the bill has remained stable, with 46 percent said they oppose, including 32 percent “strongly” oppose. Most Americans still say that the bill will be very confused and not understand what it means to them or their relatives.

U.S. Split on the health reform step: In a recent USA Today / Gallup poll said 42 percent of Americans, they were angry or disappointed by the recent adoption of legislation on health reform. When asked about party affiliation, 79 percent described themselves as Republicans reveal.

Poll shows support for actions against the state government: a national survey showed a strong opposition against the individual mandate. In a recent Rasmussen Report, 53 percent of respondents opposed the new mandate that all Americans to buy or take out insurance. In addition, 49 percent of voters approve of her condition to fight the federal government continue to oppose the mandate. Fifty-one percent said that individual Member States should have the right to choose health care plan at all.

For the future

After the final vote this week on health care reform, Obama plans to visit the country in the coming months to discuss the new law. The Republicans began their deliberations of the law, in view of the elections in November.