Comparison of Division B Provisions of H.R. 3962 (as passed by the House) and Related Provisions in H.R. 3590 (as passed by the Senate)

Tricia Davis
Specialist in Health Care Financing


To assist Members of Congress, Committees and staff in comparing the House-passed and Senate-passed health reform bills, CRS has compiled 5 memorandums that together describe all of the health-related provisions in the bills. Each memorandum provides side-by-side comparisons of a subset of the provisions. The memorandums focus on Medicaid, Medicare, private health insurance, Indian health, and public health and workforce development. Each of the five memorandums compare current law to the proposed changes in the House-passed H.R. 3962 and the Senate-passed H.R. 3590. As H.R. 3962 was the first bill to pass the Congress, these memorandums describe provisions in order of the House bill's table of contents. 

This memorandum includes all provisions in H.R. 3962 Division B-Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and related provisions in the Senate-passed H.R. 3590, with the exception of Title VII – Medicaid and CHIP (included in a separate CRS memo) and Title VIII – Revenue-Related Provisions. 

All comparable Senate bill provisions are provided in the column next to the related House provision, with similarities and differences explained. Non-matching Senate provisions are provided at the bottom of the subject appropriate table.

Date of Report: January 13, 2010
Number of Pages: 343
Order Number: M-011310
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