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Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House-Senate negotiations in January to try to hammer out a final version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.
Polls show opposition and unease about the Democrats' health overhaul bills, but these snapshots of public opinion aren't necessarily good indicators of how voters will feel later about the legislation and the politicians who are trying to push it through Congress.
All 60 members of the Democratic caucus closed ranks behind the bill. And the man getting the credit for bringing them on board is the leader of the Democrats' supermajority, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid.
The Senate continues to debate health care reform with passage of the Democrats' health care bill expected by Christmas Eve.
The Senate continues to debate health care reform with passage of the Democrats' health care bill expected by Christmas Eve. Key differences between the two bills -- in the areas of abortion, financing and a government-run "public plan" health insurance option -- would need to be resolved in a House-Senate conference deal, and approved by both chambers before reaching President Obama's desk.
As the Senate lurches towards a final vote on its health overhaul bill, some people are daring to look ahead to the last step in the painstaking process: marrying the Senate and House bills.
Both the House and Senate health care overhaul bills require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty. Yet government mandates don't necessarily ensure compliance: Not all Americans buckle up, or get their children vaccinated.
Analysis from MIT's Jonathan Gruber shows under the Senate health overhaul bill, some families could save as much as $18,000 a year on health care costs.
According to a new tracking poll, while the majority of Americans still consider health reform important they are growing dispirited with the ongoing debate.
As part of a continuing series, NPR examines a claim from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. She said that if the Democrats' health bill passes, some taxes would increase right away, while benefits wouldn't start until 2014.
The Democratic health reform bills are riddled with contradictions and fiscal gimmicks
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues to push his party to approve health care overhaul legislation before Christmas, but concerns over many issues, including abortion funding and a possible early buy-in for the Medicare program, could cause that timetable to slip.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues to push his party to approve health care overhaul legislation before Christmas but concerns over many issues, including abortion funding and a possible early buy-in for the Medicare program, could cause that timetable to slip.
Critics of the CLASS Act argue that $75-a-day is insufficient. But a new study shows that millions could benefit.
Can a spinoff of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program help some of the country's uninsured? Experts evaluate a proposal that the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the FEHBP, oversee national health plans.
Hospitals, doctors and insurers are opposed to allowing people under 65 to join Medicare
Jackie Judd and Jordan Rau discuss the accuracies and inaccuracies of recent television ads on health care reform legislation. So far, over $165 million has been spent by groups trying to influence the debate.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues his efforts to find consensus on a health care package that can win 60 votes.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues his efforts to find consensus on a health care package that can win 60 votes. He has asked a group of party moderates and progressives to work on several issues, including creating an alternative to the "public option" health insurance plan Reid has in his bill.
To get the necessary 60 votes to pass health overhaul legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid must resolve Democrats' disagreements on the public option, abortion, cost and affordability.
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