US Senate Passes Landmark Healthcare Bill
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The US Senate on Thursday passed a landmark healthcare bill, which will expand healthcare insurance coverage to 94 percent of the Americans and could usher in the biggest change in US healthcare policy in decades.
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US Senate majority leader Harry Reid (C) speaks during a news conference in Washington December 24, 2009. The US Senate on Thursday passed a landmark healthcare bill, which will expand healthcare insurance coverage to 94 percent of the Americans and could usher in the biggest change in US healthcare in decades. [Xinhua]
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The legislation was passed along strict party lines in a rare early morning vote.
The bill, approved 60-39, would deliver on a long-promised Democratic goal of extending healthcare coverage to nearly every American. It would also represent the biggest expansion of the federal safety net since the 1965 creation of Medicare, the health insurance program for the elderly and disabled.
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US Senate majority leader Harry Reid (C) prepares to address a news conference in Washington December 24, 2009. The US Senate on Thursday passed a landmark healthcare bill, which will expand healthcare insurance coverage to 94 percent of the Americans and could usher in the biggest change in US healthcare in decades. [Xinhua]
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