Issues: Federal Budget

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Your Quick Guide to the Health Insurance Debate

Where do things stand now?

The Senate passed its combined health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on December 24 by a vote of 60 to 39. On December 26, The New York Times offered an excellent summary of the bill in an editorial showing some of the differences between the House and Senate versions.

What happens next? The Senate and House must somehow merge their two bills, or one house must adopt the other house's version. With the recent change in the political party make-up of the Senate, it is not clear how the two chambers will proceed.

The text of the Senate bill is available here. Read seven questions that FCNL is focusing on as the bills move forward toward some kind of resolution.

Quick Guides

Questions for Health Care Reform Conferees

Key Points in the House Bill

How would health reform improve health care in my state?

Elements of the Health Care Proposals:

• Health Care Reform for People Who Already Have Insurance


• Making Health Care Affordable


• Public Option


• End of Life Care


• Health Care Co-ops


• Health Care Exchanges

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What FCNL Supports and Why

FCNL Testimony on House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft

Include Immigrants in Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform Comments for the Senate

What About a Single-Payer Bill?

Health Care Reform: How FCNL Determines Its Position on a Bill

More Background Resources