WASHINGTON BUREAU -- The new federal budget deal resolution may not refer directly to private health insurance, but it could have major effects on the health market, an analyst says.

The Senate voted 74-26 today to pass a motion approving the Budget Control Act of 2011, which was packaged in the form of House Resolution 384 -- – a measure “providing for consideration of S. 365, to make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.”

The House voted 269-161 to pass the measure Monday.

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