Monday, October 12, 2009
Dems scramble after warning from health insurers. Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Health insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4,000 by 2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan, according to an industry trade group analysis.
Sen. Max Baucus' Finance Committee is likely to vote Tuesday on an $829 billion bill to overhaul health care.
The report raised new questions about the political viability of the 10-year, $829 billion compromise bill drafted under the guidance of Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee is expected to vote on the plan Tuesday. The vote represents a potential turning point in the health care debate. Baucus' committee is the last of five congressional panels to consider health care legislation before debate begins in the full House of Representatives and Senate. READ MORE...
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