US Senate panel rejects public healthcare option
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 |
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday easily rejected the inclusion of a government-run "public" insurance option, backed by President Barack Obama, in its sweeping healthcare reform bill.
The panel voted 16-8 against a government-run insurance plan in the first of several battles expected in Congress over the issue, one of the most contentious in the raging U.S. debate over healthcare reform.
(Writing by John Whitesides)
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