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Defend America on Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:20:36 AM
Final Senate healthcare bill released by Reid in drive for 60
By Jeffrey Young
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12/19/09 09:45 AM ET
Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has unveiled a final version of his
healthcare reform legislation containing a plethora of changes designed
to lock down the 60 votes he needs to pass the historic legislation on
Christmas Eve.
The so-called manager's amendment to the bill
that has been on the Senate floor for weeks contains in its 383 pages
new compromise language on abortion coverage added to win over centrist
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), a proposal to created multi-state, nonprofit
health insurance plans managed by the federal Office of Personnel
Management as an alternative to the traditional insurance plans that
would be offered under the bill, vouchers to allow some middle-income
people to opt out of their employer-sponsored health benefits and
purchase plans on the bill's insurance exchange, additional and more
immediate assistance for small-business employees and stronger
insurance regulations and consumer protections than the underlying
bill.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73057-final-senate-health-bill-released-by-reid-in-drive-for-60