How Healthcare Reform Through Budget Reconciliation Would Work

January 22, 2010 in Politics | Comments (1)

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If you’re curious about just how budget reconciliation would work for healthcare reform legislation, Kaiser Health News has the answer for you. We touched on this subject before, but only specific to the necessary Senate 51 votes and potential tricks opponents could use to derail the process. KHN goes a few steps farther.

In addition to explaining how the process works in both chambers of Congress, KHN walks you through the advantages, disadvantages, and technical snafus that might arise from using this tactic to pass meaningful healthcare reform.

Believe it or not, lawmakers have only resorted to reconciliation 19 times in almost 30 years. There’s not much precedent for it, so prepare for a wild ride if Democrats choose this revolutionary route for healthcare.

Read it here.                            blogsurfer.us

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  1. Comment by 4 Ugly Options for Healthcare Reform « Actively Fused LLC — January 28, 2010 at 2:12 pm  

    [...] not strictly a budget issue, Republicans can challenge it and tie up the whole process. That’s hugely risky, flirting with option #1. Instead of a very flawed Senate bill that is at least a weak and shaky [...]