February 3, 2011

Passed in Senate with a vote of 81-17

The Senate voted to repeal a piece of the healthcare reform legislation requiring business owners to report annual purchases of goods or services of more than $600 to each vendor. The House must now approve their version of this legislation but have indicated they will move quickly to repeal this provision.

In a separate vote Wednesday, the Senate declined to repeal the healthcare law in a vote of 51-47. Senators Leiberman (I-CT) and Mark Warner (D-VA) were not present for the vote. This vote was along party lines and the outcome was not unexpected.

More on these stories and other Health Care news can be read in the February 3, 2011 NAHU Newswire

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