News tagged with 'Public Option'

The insurance lobby has been very busy spending millions to craft health care reform that preserves profits for the industry.

Senators barely squeaked by a vote to begin debate on its version of health care reform, but the public option remains a huge sticking point. The debate should begin after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Insuring millions of Americans without health care is one step closer to a reality with a committee vote Tuesday of Sen. Baucus plan. Expect to see a barrage of special interest ads opposing it.

Sen. Max Baucus had no Republican support for his health reform bill and the White House is lukewarm. The plan does not go far enough for some Democrats, while big insurance says it goes too far in taxing them, even though it does not contain a public option.