Liberals insist on strong public health insurance plan – Washington Business Journal:
by Kent Hoover Washington Bureau Chief
More than 50 House Democrats pledged to vote against health care reform legislation if it doesn’t include a robust government-run insurance program.
They object to a compromise reached Wednesday between four moderate Democrats and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Under that compromise, a public plan would be offered to individuals and small businesses as an alternative to private insurance, but the public plan would negotiate the rates it pays to health care providers.
Liberals insist on strong public health insurance plan – Washington Business Journal:
