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Flanked by healthcare professionals, President Barack Obama speaks on health care reform in the East Room of the White House March 3, 2010 in Washington, DC.

For over a year, healthcare insurance reform has been the big story out of Washington. But now things are finally coming to an up-or-down vote. In a speech Wednesday President Barack Obama firmly rejected Republican calls to draft new legislation from scratch. Instead, he said he wanted a vote in the next few weeks—and that he would maneuver to deny a minority filibuster. What are the potential political shock waves? And what is this final incarnation of insurance reform likely to look like?

Guests:

Chris Frates, health care reporter for Politico

Shana Alex Lavarreda, Director of Health Insurance Studies, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research