1.0 link 201599 <![CDATA[Specter, Key "Centrist" Dems Open To Public Health Care Plan]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/11/key-centrist-dems-open-to_n_201599.html Progressive health care reform advocates got a major boost in their efforts to secure a public plan for insurance coverage when newly minted Democrat Arlen Specter said he would be open to such a proposal in a legislative compromise.

In a letter to the group Health Care for America Now, the Pennsylvania Democrat backed away from his position weeks ago opposing the plan. Now, under increasing pressure from progressive groups, Specter says he looks forward to "discussing and considering"...

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