US health bill passes key hurdle
Senate vote paves way for significant reform affecting millions of Americans.
Published On 22 Dec 2009
After months of compromise and often bitter debate in the US congress a multi-billion dollar healthcare reform bill has passed its first key vote in the Senate.
Barack Obama, the US president, hailed the vote as a victory in the battle to push through a far-reaching overhaul of the American healthcare system.
But as Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports, the final outcome remains unpredictable.
Source: Al Jazeera