Senate Finance Committee Passes Health Care Legislation

This Tuesday the Senate Finance Committee passed its version of health care legislation without a public option. Only one Republican, Sen. Cynthia Snow of Maine, joined the committee’s 13 Democrats to pass the legislation in a 14-9 vote. Andre Koop, a biology junior, wasn’t supportive of the committee’s bill, but it didn’t include a public option.

“I’m against the public option because it would take away freedom from the doctors,” Koop said.

Health care reform now falls into the hands of Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who will merge the Finance Committee’s bill with the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee’s proposal, which includes a public option. The bill would also establish a mandate for most legal residents to obtain health insurance and significantly expand eligibility for Medicaid. Read more…

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