Health Care Passed, Now What?
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's, D-Texas, arm rests on an autographed copy of the bill after the House passed health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Now that the bill has passed and will be signed into law tomorrow by President Obama, what can we expect? That's a damn good question as the bill itself clocked in at over 2,000 pages. Here are a few links that are helping us sort out what's next. Feel free to add some you've found in the comments.
- PolitiFact outlines 10 facts about the measure.
- The Tribune has a handy graphic on some of the ways the new system will affect you.
- Reuters has a timeline of what to expect year-to-year. while the New York Times breaks it down by topic.
- If you have a lot of spare times on your hands, the New York Times also has this timeline feature that tracks the history of the battle over national health care in the United States from 1912 through this weekend's legislation.
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