Senate Passes Health Care Bill; Reconciliation Will Bear Final Benefits

On a 60-39 party line vote, the U.S. Senate early Thursday morning passed a bill that will extend health care coverage to more than 30 million Americans. Congress must now reconcile an earlier bill passed by the House with the newly-passed Senate measure.

Health care industry and policy experts say any bill that gets more people insured is good for health care providers and the account receivable management professionals who work for them.