re: #206 Racer X

Excellent info presented here today on the current health care proposals, thanks Lizards!

I’m sifting through the info, and was wondering - what is the main difference between the current proposal from Obama, and the one that went through the senate last year? Does anyone know off the top of their head?

All the Democratic plans are similar: Expand coverage and reduce costs. Compared with the Senate, the House plan is more ambitious in its regulation of insurers and generous in its tax subsidies to low-income people. Obama’s proposal seeks to bridge the gap between the two plans, but it takes more of its substance from the Senate plan. Obama’s plan also adopts Republican ideas on discouraging waste, fraud and abuse, especially in programs like Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for seniors.

politifact.com
Chart with the differences:
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org