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The health care overhaul debate in Congress now centers on two bills: the House measure and the Senate Democrats' version unveiled Wednesday. They differ in important ways. Here are commonly asked questions and answers about the bills.

Vision and dental benefits might be cut back by employers if the Senate Democrats' so-called "Cadillac tax" on high-cost benefits is passed, according to a new survey.

The new health law mandates that insurers cannot pay less for emergency care in "out-of-network" hospitals and eases consumer worries about having to pre-authorize an emergency room visit.

Immigrants and the poor in some parts of the U.S. are at risk for diseases more common in the developing world.

Companies that provide health insurance to retirees who are too young for Medicare may get some financial relief due to a new $5 billion federal program.

Public health officials and a host of prevention and wellness groups have sharply different ideas about how to spend a big pot of new federal prevention money – a $15 billion fund that’s part of the new health overhaul law.

The new health law signed by President Obama this spring contains the most sweeping changes to the American health system in a generation. Find out how to get help paying for insurance, what your employer can do, and more.

There has been a worrisome rise in expensive medical procedures in places that had been leaders in cost-effective health care.

The new health care law could shift billions of dollars from cash-strapped states to the federal government by changing the way Medicaid prescription drug rebates are treated.

Government officials, physicians and nonprofit groups are trying to respond to requests for information as Americans struggle to understand the complexities of the new health law.