No public plan or a very watered down version. That’s been my prediction on healthcare reform for some time. And that’s how it’s shaking out. The House reportedly reached a compromise to include a public plan that pays providers negotiated rates — rather than rates set at Medicare levels — taking away a key competitive advantage for the public option. The Senate Finance bill, meanwhile, doesn’t include a public plan at all. It’s crunch time for healthcare reform.
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