Congress Approves Health Reform "Fixes," Completing Work on Health Reform Legislation
Tonight Congress gave final approval to H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, after adopting minor amendments to the student loan reform portion of the bill. The legislation, which is now cleared for the President, makes a series of revisions to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No. 111-148), which President Obama signed into law March 23, 2010. While the Reconciliation Act does not fundamentally alter the scope of the health reform bill, it does include numerous modifications to the legislation’s insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and revenue provisions, as we have summarized in previous posts. Note that Reed Smith also is preparing a detailed analysis of the health reform legislation.
