Archived-Legislation-Analysis

Senate Health Reform Bill

This section tracks development of the Senate health reform bill after it was passed out of the Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees. Sections for developments in each committee are included here in the Additional Senate Health Reform Documents link.

• Congressional Budget Office Score of Health Reform Bill as Passed by the Senate
  (March 11, 2010)   
• Senate Health Reform Bill (H.R. 3590) as Passed by Senate
  (December 24, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office: Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Federal Budget and the Balance in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
  (December 23, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office: Estimated Effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Incorporating the Manager’s Amendment) on the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
  (December 23, 2009)   
• Manager's Amendment to Senate Health Reform Bill (H.R. 3590)
  (December 21, 2009)   
• Section-by-Section Summary of Manager's Amendment to Senate Health Reform Bill
  (December 21, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office Score of Manager's Amendment to Senate Health Reform Bill
  (December 19, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums Under H.R. 3590
  (November 30, 2009)   
• H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  (as released on November 18, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office Analysis of H.R. 3590
  (November 18, 2009)   
• Joint Committee on Taxation Analysis of H.R. 3590
  (November 18, 2009)

House Health Reform Bill

This section tracks development of the House health reform bill after it was passed out of the Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor Committees. Sections for developments in each committee are included here in the Additional House Health Reform Documents link.

• House TriCommittee Comparison of Key Provisions in House and Senate Bills
  (December 29, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office Score of House Health Reform Bill
  (November 20, 2009)   
• H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act
  (November 7, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office Cost estimate for the House Bill and Incorporating the Manager’s Amendment (Updated to Reflect Enactment of H.R. 3548
  (November 6, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office for the House Bill and Incorporating the Manager's Amendment
  (November 5, 2009)   
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate for the House Bill
  (November 4, 2009)   
• Manager's Amendment to H.R. 3962
  (November 3, 2009)   
• Republican Substitute Amendment to H.R. 3962
  (November 3, 2009)   
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Affordable Health Care for America Act and H.R. 3200
  (October 29, 2009)

2009 Major Health Reform Bills

These sections provide access to bills proposing comprehensive health care reform that have been introduced in the 111th Congress, categorized by their approach to reform. While Congress is now working to develop a new bill to implement health reform, they could incorporate pieces of these bills into that legislation.

• Universal Coverage Proposals  
• Tax-Based Incentives for Private Coverage  
• Proposals Targeted to Small Businesses  
• State-Based Reform Proposals

Early CBO Reports on Health Reform

• Congressional Budget Office Letter to Senator Kennedy with a Preliminary Analysis of Title 1 of the Affordable Health Choices Act
  (June 15, 2009)  
• Congressional Budget Office Report: Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals
  (December 2008)   
• Congressional Budget Office Report: Budget Options Volume 1: Health Care
  (December 2008)

Legislation 

• Consolidated Bill (H.R. 3590 & H.R. 4872 Combined and Integrated)
  (House Legislative Counsel, April 23, 2010)   
• Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (H.R. 3590)
  (Signed into law by President on March 23, 2010; Passed by the House on March 21, 2010 and Senate on December 24, 2009)  
• Reconciliation Bill Amending the Senate Health Reform Bill (H.R. 4872)
  (Signed by the President March 30, 2010; Passed by the House and Senate March 2, 2010)

Other Materials

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