Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Senate Democrats To Drop Government-Run Insurance Option

Source: Dems Drop Gov't-run Health Care Plan
Wednesday afternoon, December 09, 2009




About this News Video: After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation.
This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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* ABC News has this report up on their website this Wednesday afternoon and it starts off like this... After agreeing tentatively to jettison a key liberal priority - a full-blown government-run insurance option - Senate Democrats woke up Wednesday to some positive signs for the fragile coalition backing President Barack Obama’s health care bill... A much-courted moderate - Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman - signaled he might be able to live with a compromise to offer private insurance plans under the auspices of the federal employee health program while also allowing middle-aged people to buy into Medicare. Liberal Democrats also spoke out in favor of the idea...
Read this lengthy report in full at link below...
Support up for Democratic Health Care Compromise
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Now things are starting to come around... as long as they keep a hidden trigger from being slipped in. So much work is left to do though. But... this is a good start I think/HOPE...
AubreyJ.........

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