How can you find out what the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" actually says?

November 8, 2:15 PMNY Working Moms ExaminerAmy Impellizzeri

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Everyone is talking about the fact that the House passed a health care bill a little after 11 pm last night, entitled "Affordable Health Care for America Act".   By a close vote of 220-215 (with only 1 Republican voting for the bill and some 39 Democrats voting against, H.R. 3962 passed in an historic vote.  (Want to see how your Representative voted?  Click here.)

So what does the House Bill say?  How can you find out more about the substance of the bill?  Are you wondering if and how your own employer-provided health care plan could be affected by this new proposed legislation?  Or perhaps you're wondering if your employer will now be mandated to provide health insurance for you?

You can, of course, read the text of the nearly 2,000 page bill.  But other alternatives exist.

A 4-page summary prepared by the House Committees on Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, Education & Labor can be found here.

A slightly more detailed 10-page summary prepared by the by the House Committees on Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, Education & Labor can be found here.

You can also try the 61-page section-by-section summary, or the summary of changes from the original bill to the bill that was ultimate passed by the House late last night.

For more summaries, check out the following prepared by:

PBS.org

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging