Introduction
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi smiles after signing the health reform bill.
Public option. Individual Mandate. Doughnut Hole. Excise tax.
These terms are so complicated, and so abstract, it's no wonder that more than half of Americans, according to a recent poll, say they still don't know what the Democrats' healthcare bill contains.
Here's a cursory look at what's in the legislation that the House of Representatives passed—and what didn't make the final cut.












