Health Care Reform

The health care bill has already passed trough the House is is currently being debated in the Senate. The more conservative Senate, where it is much easier for the Republican minority to stifle the will of the Democratic majority, has yet to pass its own version of a health care bill. Passing the bill in the Senate will prove to be a much more difficult task than passing a bill in the House.
The two bills are also very different. The House bill was more expansive and expensive, while the Senate bill would cost less and as a result cover less Americans. The two branches of Congress also differ in how the plan should be financed. The House bill would be financed through a combination of a tax surcharge on wealthy Americans and new spending constraints in Medicare and Medicaid. The Senate has not reached a clear decision on how their plan would be financed, but Many Senators oppose the tax on higher benefit programs. Abortion also promises to remain a major obstacle for both the House and the Senate. A late compromise with Catholic and other conservatives in the House led to the adoption of an amendment banning most abortion coverage from the public option.
I hope that the Health Care Bills are on their way to becoming realities. All Americans have the right to a healthy life, regardless of how much money the make.