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Last night's historic vote to pass comprehensive health care legislation means a lot of things, but it does not end the health care debate in America--not by a long shot.

Health care reform promises to shift the middle ground between government and market, modestly, but in a way that will have far-reaching effects.

Late Sunday night, the House of Representatives made history by passing the Senate version of health care overhaul legislation. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and The Fiscal Times' Eric Pianin report on the scene during the vote on Capitol Hill, what's next in the Senate and what health reform may mean for consumers.

The realities of the health care legislation do not match the hyperbole from either side. Though proponents bill the legislation as the most significant changes in the nation's health care system since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the Obama era coverage reforms rely on existing government programs and private insurance, and its payment reforms are variations on themes tried before without much success.

Watch President Obama's speech he made late Sunday night, after the House passed health reform legislation.

Late Sunday night, the House of Representatives made history by passing the Senate version of health care overhaul legislation. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and The Fiscal Times' Eric Pianin report on the scene during the vote on Capitol Hill, what's next in the Senate and what health reform may mean for consumers.

The House of Representatives' passage Sunday of a health care bill was secured after President Obama issued an executive order banning the use of public funds for abortions. The order helped secure the support of Rep. Bart Stupak and other anti-abortion Democrats. This story comes from our partner

As House Democratic leaders scramble to come up with the votes needed to pass their health overhaul package Sunday, Americans remain divided over the legislation, according to a new poll.

This video highlights President Obama's remarks during a health care reform rally held Friday, at George Mason University.

The White House released a transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks at a rally today at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.

Roughly a dozen members of Congress have insisted they won't vote for any measure that provides public subsidies for abortion beyond those allowed by the Hyde Amendment. This isn't surprising. For decades Midwestern Democrats in Congress have generally been economic liberals and social conservatives.

Mr. Stupak and his allies have threatened to deny health insurance expansion to millions of Americans all because the legislation does not go far enough in restricting abortion rights. Even without getting his amendment into the final bill, however, he has made large gains in achieving his agenda.

In their push to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, House Democrats unveiled a package of legislative fixes to lure undecided or opposed members of their party to the "yes" category.

With the release of the final version of their health overhaul bill, Democrats set the stage for a showdown vote in the House on Sunday.

The House Rules Committee released this "section-by-section analysis" of the Democrats' health bill, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.