Health Affairs September 12, 2021
Katie Keith

Following months-long negotiations, Congress has begun its public work on the Build Back Better Act. This $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package includes significant new investments in health care, child care, paid family and medical leave, higher education, workforce training, and more. It is being developed and considered pursuant to a fiscal year 2022 budget resolution adopted in late August 2021.

Several U.S. House of Representatives committees began marking up the draft legislation in September. Relevant House committees are scheduled to complete this process by September 15, with the goal of having the full reconciliation package on the House floor by the end of September. The U.S. Senate will then consider the package. Budget reconciliation legislation can be considered using a...

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