Useful Health Care Reform Links
Legislation March 23rd. 2010, 4:19pmPresident Obama has signed into law the landmark health reform legislation recently approved by Congress but the debate is far from over. Here are a few related links that will help you make sense of this critical issue:
HR 3590 — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Legislative information from Thomas sponsored by the Library of Congress that includes the text of the act signed by the President and links to related material.
HR 4872 — Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. Legislative information from Thomas sponsored by the Library of Congress that includes the text of the act the Senate is still reviewing and links to related material.
The “Popular Documents” portion of the US Senate’s web site that includes valuable links to legislation summaries from both parties and the White House.
The official Blog from the Whitehouse that includes links to the President’s recent press conference about health care reform.
A “What does the health care bill mean to me?” link at the Washington Post’s web site that forecasts the impact this new law will have on you personally based on basic data you enter.
A clever chart, also from the Washington Post, which compares voting records on the health reform legislation to a Congressman’s financial support from the health industry and the percentage of people in his or her district without health insurance.