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It's really over this time; chambers finish health care overhaul
House and Senate pass reconciliation package tweaking legislation President Obama signed into law on Tuesday.
Oversight
Senate sends fixes bill back to House
Adjustments to the health care reconciliation bill are minor.
Pay & Benefits
House approves Senate health care bill
In historic move, House votes 219-212 to send an overhaul measure the Senate passed in December to the president's desk.
Defense
Congress has light load for State of the Union week
Health care reform is expected to go on the back burner as Democrats regroup.
Oversight
Markup set to seek information on health bill deals
Plan calls on President Obama and HHS to hand over any documents and communications based on the deals as well as offer up the dates and attendance lists of meetings.
Oversight
House leaders return, with health overhaul back on front burner
Lawmakers will focus on how the two bills will pay for reform costs.
Oversight
Informal negotiations on health bill are likely instead of conference
Aide cites threat of procedural obstacles in leadership's decision to bypass formal conference committee to hammer legislative differences.
News
Senate votes final passage of healthcare bill
Key lawmakers in both chambers will begin calling each other next week to begin conference negotiations.
Oversight
Senate moves up final healthcare overhaul vote
Bill is on track for final passage Thursday.
Oversight
Senate on track to approve health bill
Chamber is expected to hold a series of votes this week on the legislation, with final passage expected on Dec. 24.
Oversight
Senate vote sets up health overhaul passage
Democrats hope to get bill to Obama before State of the Union in late January.
Oversight
Democratic rhetoric shifts on health plan
Latest proposal is modeled after the federal employee health benefits program.
Pay & Benefits
OPM could get role running national health plan
Agency had been considered for role administering public option; now Senators weigh putting agency in charge of national health exchange.
News
Senators seek to put OPM in charge of health care public option
Deal would modify original plan to give responsibility to Health and Human Services Department.
Oversight
CBO: Nongroup premiums will rise under health care bill
Congressional budget office predicts the measure would increase average nongroup premiums 10 percent to 13 percent by 2016 above what they would be if current law remained in place.
Oversight
Cost of Senate health care bill pegged at $900 billion
Tax on insurance companies would help cover the costs.
Oversight
CBO sees deficits beyond 10-year window
Health care bill likely would lead to increases in the deficit during the following decade, analysis says.
Oversight
Senators outline options for public insurance plan
One of three possibilities would involve setting up a new administrative agency within the Health and Human Services Department.
Oversight
Dems likely to file cloture on HHS nomination
Some Republicans oppose Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as HHS secretary, in part, for her policy positions and her support of abortion rights.
