Harkin: Health Bill Will Include Public Option, Higher Threshold for ‘Cadillac Plan’ Tax

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), head of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, told reporters on Friday that a public option will be included in the health reform bill ultimately signed by President Obama.

Harkin said that a “vast majority” — as many as 55 of the Senate’s 60 More…