Reid unveils broad Senate healthcare plan
Nov 19, 2009 Make Money Online
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.
After weeks of closed-door talks to combine two Senate measures, the publication of Reid’s 2,074-page bill quickly set off what promises to be a lengthy and bitter debate over President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
“Tonight begins the last leg of this journey,” Reid told reporters after meeting privately with Senate Democrats.
The Senate bill includes a government-run insurance option that lets states choose whether to participate and would halt industry practices like denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions.
Obama applauded the Senate legislation, calling it “another critical milestone” in the push for healthcare reform, but Republicans condemned it as a costly government intrusion into the private healthcare sector. Read the rest of this entry »
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