Obama Signs Health Care Reform Measure, Enacting New Taxes on Investment Income

President Obama completed the second and final installment of legislation to overhaul the health insurance system March 30 by signing into law a series of changes to the first bill, including a new Medicare tax on unearned income.

President to Sign Health Care Reform Reconciliation Measure March 30

President Obama is scheduled to sign the reconciliation bill (H.R. 4872) that would tweak the recently enacted health reform law March 30.

Congress Sends Health Care Overhaul ‘Fix’ With $438 Billion in New Taxes to Obama

The House and Senate both March 25 cleared for the president’s signature the health care reconciliation bill, which includes $438 billion in new taxes and fees.

Tax Professionals Discuss Implementation of Health Care, Reconciliation Measures

Tax professionals March 23 outlined a number of questions and concerns raised by implementing health care overhaul legislation in a series of interviews with BNA…

Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul Bill Into Law, But Key Tax Changes Remain in Senate

President Obama March 23 signed into law a bill (H.R. 3590) overhauling the health care system, while action on a bill (H.R. 4872) to make major changes to the new law’s key tax…

House Passes Reconciliation Bill with New Taxes to Complete $940 Billion Health Care Reform

The House voted 220-211 March 21 to finish its share of work to enact a broad overhaul of the nation’s health care system, paid for with $438 billion in new taxes and fees on insurers, businesses, and…

House Votes 219-212 to Send Senate-Originated Health Care Reform Bill to President

The House voted 219-212 late March 21 to pass the first of two pieces of a sweeping health care overhaul bill financed largely with new taxes and fees on a broad array of individuals and…

Higher Medicare Taxes, Tougher Indexing for ‘Cadillac’ Tax Proposed in Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill

House Democratic leaders unveiled health care legislation March 18 that includes a higher tax on high-income households than President Obama proposed and a less generous inflation index for…

Health Care Reform Reconciliation Vehicle Clears Key Hurdle in House

The House Budget Committee took a first legislative step March 15 toward bringing a final health care bill to the House floor by voting 21-16 to report out…

House Action on Senate-Passed Health Care Reform Bill Awaiting Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

President Obama’s proposed changes to the Senate-passed health care overhaul bill should come to the House floor in the coming weeks, although the exact…

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