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On Sunday, March 21, 2010, the House passed H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. The Act passed by a vote of 220-211. No Republicans voted for the bill, and 34 Democrats voted against it. The New York Times has an article on the history and context of the new law.



If you, like many people, are wondering how this new law will affect the U.S. health-care system, the Atlantic magazine's Web site has a useful, short article on the insurance and tax implications of the new law. The Wall Street Journal has a news story about what is in the new law, and has more coverage of the new law, with a time-line of when the changes go into effect. For example, there has been some confusion in the press about when the Act's restrictions on denials of coverage for pre-existing conditions goes into effect. This article clarifies this. For children, coverage denials for pre-existing conditions are banned starting in 2010. For adults, coverage denials for pre-existing conditions are banned starting in 2013.



The New York Times' David Brooks thinks the new health-care bill is good. For a contrary editorial, see this piece in the Wall Street Journal.

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