Plenty of Barriers to That Senate Public-Option Deal

Democratic leaders have been busy patting themselves on the back this morning following the tentative deal struck last night between liberal and conservative Democrats over how to approach the public option. Details remain purposefully thin while the Congressional Budget Office crunches the cost estimate, but the More…

Lieberman: The Explanation

Here’s Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) explaining to Fox News today why he’s threatening to filibuster the Democrats’ health reform bill over the inclusion of a public insurance plan:

If the public option, the government-run health insurance company, negotiates hard to lower the reimbursement — the money

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