On March 25, using budget reconciliation rules, which limit debate to twenty hours and require only a simple majority for passage, Congress approved the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872). The act makes budget related changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) which President Obama signed into law on March 23.
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has provided some clarification with respect to how recent legislative activity affects the Build America Bonds (BABs) program and other tax credit bond programs.
When President Obama signed the landmark health bill in Washington, D.C. this morning, Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss was present at the invitation of the White House.
What will the new federal law mean for California’s counties and their provision of health care to millions of the uninsured in the state?
The deliberations over health care overhaul legislation dominated the headlines this past week as Democratic congressional leaders entered what could potentially be the final stages of the historic debate.