Health Reform Bill Round-up

From the New York Times: "After months of relentless courting and suspense, Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, cast her vote with Democrats on Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee approved legislation to remake the health care system and provide coverage to millions of the uninsured."

Several bills will go into the final version voted on by the House and Senate. Here are links to the text of these bills:

Senate Finance Committee: America's Healthy Future Act

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee: S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act

House bill: H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act

H.R. 3200 information from the House Education and Labor Committee

H.R. 3200 information from the House Energy and Commerce Committee

H.R. 3200 markup by the House Ways and Means Committee

Source: Pear, R., and Herszenhorn, D.M. (13 Oct. 2009). "Republican's Vote Lifts a Health Bill, but Hurdles Remain." New York Times.