Healthcare Reform Passage Could Come Down to Three Ifs

Among the "fixes" the House is expected to seek are:

• Changes in the provisions addressing high-price or "Cadillac plans"
• Removal of special provisions for Florida Medicare Advantage and Nebraska Medicaid populations
• Increased Medicaid funding for the states
• Increased subsidies for the uninsured individuals

In addition, an overhaul of the student loan system will also be included.

If the Senate debate will be minimal after the House passes a reconciliation measure.
Under reconciliation rules, there can be no filibusters. However, both Democrats and Republicans can add amendments, as Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) underscored in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," and it could take some time.

"All 41 Republican senators have agreed that we're going to enforce the rules of the Senate, which means, for example, that the only things they can change have to do with taxing and budget."

"We're going to go sentence by sentence through the 3,000-page bill to make sure the rules are followed. That's what the American people would expect us to do," he said.