If the agreement holds, it would resolve a long-standing debate within the Democratic caucus over whether the government should create a so-called public option that President Obama has said would drive down prices by offering competition.
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Senate Democrats Reached Tentative Deal on 'Public Option' Health Plan
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Congress Wrestles With Funding Obama’s $634 Billion Health Plan
The most vexing question Congress faces in the battle over President Barack Obama’s health-care proposal is how to pay for it.Preliminary skirmishes over clamping down on offshore corporate tax havens, taxing employee benefits and winning discounts on drug prices may dictate the fate of the president’s plan to broaden U.S. health-insurance coverage and cut Costs.
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