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Public Option Voted Down in Finance Committee
In a move the national media is decrying as the death of the public option, the Senate Finance Committee voted down two amendments yesterday that would have inserted language into the Chairman’s Mark creating and funding a public insurance plan … Continue reading
Administration Hedges on Co-ops
Although it has been hinted at for weeks, this Sunday the Obama administration made its biggest hedge of support for the “public plan”. On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday night, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius … Continue reading
Are Co-ops the New AHPs?
Key Senators negotiating aspects of the Finance Committee health care reform bill spoke to the media yesterday and gave further details on the still-unfinished legislation. Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) gave further details on the bill’s “co-op” proposal, and although the … Continue reading
