Update, 22 March 2010: President Barack Obama last night forced his healthcare reform bill through Congress, passing it by a narrow 219 votes to 212.

Video: US healthcare debate It will take more than just money The growth in US spending on healthcare has been driven by spiralling costs in some regions of the country. These maps show how spending by Medicare, the federal government scheme that provides health coverage for senior citizens, increased between 1992 (this map) and 2006 (next map) (Source: Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care) This map shows spending by Medicare in 2006, as compared to …