US Health Care Bill Gets Passed in the House!

Last night the US House of Representatives passed the controversial health reform bill that will theoretically provide health care coverage to nearly every American citizen, place tough new restrictions on insurance companies, and possibly even begin to lower the out-of-control costs of medicine in the United States. President Barack Obama says that now it's the Senate's turn to pass the legislation so that he can sign it into law.

According to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

“For nearly a century, leaders of every party and political philosophy – as far back as Teddy Roosevelt - have called for health care for the American people... For generations, the American people have called for affordable, quality health care for their families. Today, the call will be answered.”

Lots of people are happy that the government is trying to make health care available and affordable to all Americans, but the questions still linger: can we pay for it and can the government actually run it efficiently??