The prognosis isn't looking so hot for the health care reform bill pushed through by the House over the weekend. Some Senators say the bill is "dead on arrival." As they tinker away on a measure of their own... we wanted to know... how would the different plans affect you?   WFMZ'S Jaccii Farris breaks it down for us.  >>REPORTER:  Both the House and Senate versions require all Americans to have health insurance. Whether they get it from their employer, from the government or by purchasing it on their own. 

>>REPORTER: Both bills would ensure everyone has health insurance...first, by expanding the Medicaid health care program. The Majority of people on employer plans would not see changes under the bills. The real impact will be on those who have now have no coverage or who buy it on their own. There are some major differences that separate the bills. The House bill requires employers to provide insurance, the Senate version would not. The House version would put the burden of paying for the bill on upper income tax increases. The Senate version would use a mix of taxes and fees...including a tax on high end insurance plans. The house bill would cost 1.2 trillion dollars over ten years.. The price tag for the Senate version is 900 billion dollars. Other differences.. The House version passed Saturday places restrictions on abortion funding.. While the Senate version would give states the power to opt out of the government run public option... Leaders on both sides say to help keep the cost under control, government health care subsidies wouldn't take effect until 2013. But that's only if the house and the Senate can get one of the bills passed. There is no word on when the Senate will vote.

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