Health Reform - What's Next?

Health Reform - What's Next?
Friday December 25, 2009
Forbes.com: "Change is not guaranteed."
This week the Senate passed its version of the health reform bill, with an extremely rare Christmas Eve vote of 60 to 39.

Health reform has been a hot topic all week, not only in the news media, but also on Main Street and at holiday gatherings, as patients and healthcare professionals watch, wait, and wonder what will happen next. Many people have lots of questions about what health reform will look like once it's implemented, including how it will affect them as a patient, a taxpayer, and in some cases, as a healthcare professional or a business owner.

It's a bit too early to tell precisely how health reform will ultimately look, since currently there are two very different bills in the House and Senate. The House version and the Senate's version must be reconciled into one bill, passed in another vote in the House and Senate, and then signed into law by President Obama. Forbes.com predicts that reconciling the two versions of the health reform bill into one could be the "most delicate part of the process."

Meanwhile, this Forbes.com article breaks down many of the issues and questions including which health reform bill has a public option (House bill), who will pay for health reform (you will), how will employers and businesses be impacted, and who are the winners and losers when health reform is ultimately passed?

If you have questions about health reform, you may want to check it out. Then, feel free to share your thoughts on health reform below, or along with these other reader responses about health reform.Health Reform - What's Next?Source: www.about.com

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