Here are some excerpts of a nice comparison between the two bills.
Senate, House Health-Care Legislation: Side-by-Side Comparison
Common Ground
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE: ...
EXPANDING COVERAGE: President Barack Obama and top Democrats in Congress say they want to cover all Americans, yet the proposals would still leave millions of people not eligible for Medicare uninsured, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Under the House proposal, about 18 million non-elderly people, including millions of illegal immigrants, would lack coverage, the CBO estimated. The Senate Finance Committee plan would leave about 25 million uninsured, a third of them illegal immigrants, the CBO said on Oct. 7.
INSURER REQUIREMENTS: Insurers would no longer be able to reject new customers with pre-existing medical conditions; new restrictions would be placed on their ability to set premiums.
REDUCING COSTS: ...
BIOLOGICS: ...
COMPARING TREATMENTS: ...
THE DEFICIT: House and Senate leaders pledged to come up with legislation that doesn’t add to the federal budget deficit, a requirement set by Obama. The CBO estimated that the Senate Finance Committee plan would meet that goal and cost $829 billion over 10 years. The House would also meet the goal at a cost of more than $1 trillion, the CBO said.
Differences
PUBLIC OPTION: ...
EMPLOYER MANDATE: ...
HOW TO PAY FOR IT: ...
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