John Dalt submits:

Healthcare reform appears dead to your editor. There are two ways for supporters of healthcare reform to accomplish their goal. The House could pass the Senate version as is, which would then go to the President and become law. The House will not pass the Senate bill because it has language in it that members do not agree with. The popular alternative is to use the “reconciliation” process.

This process still requires the House pass the current Senate bill; then the House Budget Committee will report an Omnibus Reconciliation bill to the House floor. The key to this process is that the House must pass the Senate version of healthcare reform. Once the Senate version is passed, it can go to the President with or without the reconciliation bill passing.

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