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Reid, Baucus Approve Wyden’s ‘Free Choice’ Proposal

By | 11.20.09 | 2:13 pm

Senate Democratic leaders have amended their newly released health reform bill to include a contentious provision allowing some workers to receive cash vouchers toward exchange coverage in lieu of enrolling in employer-based plans. Here’s an explanation from a statement released moments ago by the amendment’s sponsor, More…

Nine More Dems Urge Wyden ‘Free Choice’ Proposal

By | 10.30.09 | 2:39 pm

Few lawmakers on planet earth have pushed more persistently for health care reform in the past decade than Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). And although Wyden’s own enormous blueprint for a health system overhaul was largely ignored through this year’s debate, the Oregon Democrat has had a More…