Al Jazeera English Puts Healthcare Bill Into Perspective
Considering H.R. 3962 received 215 NOES, including 39 Democrats, and bans the public options from providing abortion care, actual Health Care Reform may still be an uphill battle in the United States.
As Al Jazeera English points out, with the impending midterm elections and the number of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate up for grabs this Health Care Reform debate could continue for quite awhile in the United States:
The fight to remake healthcare in the world‘s richest country now shifts to the US senate, where its fate remains unclear.
Possible Vote Delay:
Harry Reid, the Democratic senate majority leader, struggled to pull together the 60 votes needed to ensure passage. He has hinted that the House may not act until next year.
That would make the proposed reform the main issue at the 2010 mid-term elections – when one-third of the senate, the entire House of Representatives and many US governorships are up for grabs.
If, as expected, the two chambers pass rival versions of healthcare legislation, they will need to thrash out a compromise version and approve it in order to send it to Obama to sign into law.
US House approves healthcare bill [Al Jazeera English]
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