That's the day the Senate Finance Committee will hold a closed-door session to hash out the details of a health care reform proposal. The foundation for the proposal will be a white paper released by Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) in November 2008, he told reporters at a breakfast this morning.
Baucus said a public option plan still remains on the table, but "it might be a bit on the side of the table."
Media reports show that Baucus also said the health insurance system should be more nationally uniform, much like the connector system that has been instituted in Massachusetts with a minimum level of benefits. "You can't have benefits one level in one state and another level in other states," he said.
Baucus's bill will later be combined on the Senate floor with a separate bill written by Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Chairman Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA). Stay tuned.
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