Senate Public Option

Ryan Grim

Senate Dems Close In On Reform: Details Of Health Care Bill Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Read the bill (PDF). Senate Democrats have posted the legislation on their web site. --------- Senate Democrats made a big step toward comprehensive...

Ryan Grim

Senate Set To Unveil Health Care Bill Today

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Tired as folks may be of hearing this, Wednesday is set to be another big day for health care reform on Capitol Hill. No, really. It is. Senate Demo...

Progressives To Reid: Hold Firm On Public Option (VIDEO)

Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met on Monday night with a group of Senate Democrats who urged him not to back down from his decision to put a publi...

Public Option To Be Included In Senate Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insura...

Sam Stein

Public Option Chess Match: Reid Working For Best Bargaining Position

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


There was a slew of good news on Thursday for supporters of a public option for health insurance coverage. Two Democratic Senators who have nominally ...

Public Option Has Enough Votes In Senate To Pass: ABC News

ABC News | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


The public option. The idea was believed to be dead. Liberals wanted it, but Senate vote counters insisted it simply could not pass the Senate. The...

Jay Rockefeller: White House Approach To Public Option "Difficult To Fathom"

Talking Points Memo | Brian Beutler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


I just spoke with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), who had a bit of a fractured take on the current state of the public option. He took issue with the Pre...