public health plan

Just two days after receiving a letter from the White House urging that a public plan be part of the Democrats’ health reform strategy, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) indicated that the bill he’s working on will likely include such an option, Roll Call (subscription) reported last night.
“I think a bill that passes [...]

Yesterday we mentioned that Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee and a fierce opponent of public health plans, had left the door open to including a public option in the sweeping health care reforms he’s currently drafting with panel Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
Today Grassley all but eliminated the possibility [...]