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Sens. say health bill endgame in sight

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Democratic leaders are now in intensified talks about what form of a government insurance option will reach the Senate and House floors. Aside from the opt-out track, Democratic leaders are also pondering whether to include a “trigger” mechanism for a public option. Senate Minority Leader

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Schumer Lays It Out, Densely

News Source: The New York Observer | about 1 month ago

Chuck Schumer, who stands to be a very big political winner if a public option is included in the compromise health care bill that will soon come to the Senate floor, offered a very specific assessment of where the public option debate in the Senate...
Senate health bill will include public option

News Source: CNN | about 1 month ago

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is poised to proceed with plans to introduce a Senate health care bill with a public health insurance option that would allow states to opt out, a senior aide to Reid told CNN on Sunday. The aide, who did...
Next phase in health-care debate: The art of the deal

News Source: Washington Post | about 1 month ago

Reid (D-Nev.) is expected to request a cost estimate on the bill he has worked out behind closed doors, moving one step closer to debate in the full Senate, his spokesman said. Lawmakers, industry executives and lobbyists said over the weekend that...
AP sources: Senate likely to cut employer mandate

News Source: Miami Herald | about 1 month ago

Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms would owe significant penalties if any worker needed government subsidies to buy coverage on their own, according to...
Democrats Are Optimistic That Public Option Will Be Approved

News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month ago

I think the Democrats have the votes, and in the House, Blue Dogs bark but never bite,” Mr. McCain said on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” using the nickname for conservative Democrats . “So I don’t think they have a problem over in the House...
Dem leaders 'leaning strongly' toward opt-out for public healthcare plan

News Source: The Hill | about 1 month ago

Senate Democratic Caucus chairman Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is "very close" to getting the 60 votes needed to move forward with a healthcare reform bill in the Senate. Schumer echoed the calls...